Bengali Panjika — Thursday, December 21, 2028

The day's entry as a traditional printed Bengali almanac lays it out, computed with the old Surya Siddhanta arithmetic: the solar date, tithi and nakshatra with their end moments in danda and clock time, sunrise and sunset, the kalabela and yoga windows, and the day's observances.

Traditional solar date

5 Poush 1435

Thursday, December 21, 2028

Bangla Academy date
6 Poush 1435
Hijri date
4 Sha'ban 1450
Eras
Shakabda 1950 · Samvat 2085

The Bangla Academy calendar used in Bangladesh fixes month lengths by rule, so its date runs one or two days ahead of the sankranti-based traditional date.

Sunrise & sunset

Almanac sunrise is the sun's centre on the horizon at the traditional reference meridian; the Dhaka values are the usual astronomical ones.

Almanac sunrise

6:47 AM

Almanac sunset

5:21 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:37 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:17 PM

Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Margashirsha · Shukla paksha

Panchami tithi

Ends day 9/46/35 (7/26/40 danda) · 9:46 AM, then Shashthi

Tithi, nakshatra, yoga & karana timings

Each item lists what runs at sunrise and when it ends. Danda are counted from the almanac sunrise (1 danda = 24 minutes).

tithi

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Panchamiday 9/46/35 (7/26/40 danda)9:46 AM
Shashthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhanishtaday 12/42/54 (14/47/26 danda)12:42 PM
Shatabhisharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vajralate night 3/16/54 (51/12/27 danda)3:16 AM (Dec 22)
Siddhiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 9/46/35 (7/26/40 danda)9:46 AM
Kaulavanight 10/35/32 (39/29/1 danda)10:35 PM
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
South, from 9:46 AM West
Shraddha tithi
Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — sapindana

Ekoddishta follows the tithi at kutapa (the eighth muhurta); sapindana follows the tithi in the afternoon.

Kalabela & auspicious windows

Kalabela and barabela are eighths of daylight fixed by weekday and are avoided for new work. Mahendra and amrita yoga are favourable muhurtas; the kutapa, pradosha and nishita windows are used for rites.

Kalabela
2:43 PM – 4:02 PM
Barabela
4:02 PM – 5:21 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:47 AM – 8:12 AM, 1:50 PM – 3:14 PM
Kutapa
11:43 AM – 12:25 PM
Pradosha
5:21 PM – 6:57 PM
Nishita
11:41 PM – 12:29 AM (Dec 22)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 5 of 29 in Poush

Month runs: Dec 17 Jan 14

These times follow the old Surya Siddhanta school used by printed Bengali almanacs. They can differ from modern astronomical values by minutes, and occasionally by a day. See the same day by modern astronomy →

About this panjika

  • Computed with the old Surya Siddhanta arithmetic that traditional Bengali almanacs still use: sidereal positions, sankranti-based months of 29 to 32 days, and tithi measured from the almanac sunrise.
  • The Bangla Academy calendar used for official dates in Bangladesh fixes month lengths by rule, so its date and the traditional date differ by a day or two through the year.
  • Sunrise, sunset and every window are shown in Bangladesh Standard Time.
  • Rashifal and forecasts are not part of this page; only the computed calendar facts are.

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