Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, December 18, 2030
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
2 Poush 1437
Wednesday, December 18, 2030
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Poush 1437
- Hijri date
- 21 Sha'ban 1452
- Eras
- Shakabda 1952 · Samvat 2087
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
6:46 AM
Almanac sunset
5:19 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:35 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:15 PM
Day length: 10 h 34 min · Night length: 13 h 27 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Krishna paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends day 12/35/49 (14/34/27 danda) · 12:35 PM, then Navami
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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | day 12/35/49 (14/34/27 danda) | 12:35 PM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Phalguni | day 4/44/49 (24/56/56 danda) | 4:44 PM |
| Hasta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ayushman | day 1/38/38 (17/11/29 danda) | 1:38 PM |
| Saubhagya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 12/35/49 (14/34/27 danda) | 12:35 PM |
| Taitila | late night 12/12/25 (43/35/56 danda) | 12:12 AM (Dec 19) |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 12:35 PM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami, Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
- 9:24 AM – 10:43 AM
- Barabela
- 12:02 PM – 1:22 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 7:28 AM – 8:10 AM, 1:48 PM – 3:55 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:46 AM – 7:28 AM, 8:10 AM – 8:52 AM, 10:59 AM – 1:06 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:41 AM – 12:24 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:19 PM – 6:55 PM
- Nishita
- 11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (Dec 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 of 30 in Poush
Month runs: Dec 17 – Jan 15
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.