Bengali Panjika — Thursday, December 19, 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

3 Poush 1437

Thursday, December 19, 2030

Bangla Academy date
4 Poush 1437
Hijri date
22 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

5:20 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

Navami tithi

Ends day 11/42/41 (12/20/14 danda) · 11:42 AM, then Dashami

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
Navamiday 11/42/41 (12/20/14 danda)11:42 AM
Dashamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Hastaday 4/23/49 (24/3/4 danda)4:23 PM
Chitraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Saubhagyaday 11/41/53 (12/18/14 danda)11:41 AM
Shobhanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 11/42/41 (12/20/14 danda)11:42 AM
Vanijanight 11/5/59 (40/48/30 danda)11:05 PM
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Tula at 4:04 AM (Dec 20)
Yogini
East, from 11:42 AM North
Shraddha tithi
Navami, Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
2:41 PM – 4:01 PM
Barabela
4:01 PM – 5:20 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:46 AM – 8:11 AM, 1:49 PM – 3:13 PM
Kutapa
11:42 AM – 12:24 PM
Pradosha
5:20 PM – 6:56 PM
Nishita
11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (Dec 20)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 3 of 30 in Poush

Month runs: Dec 17 Jan 15

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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