Bengali Panjika — Friday, December 20, 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

4 Poush 1437

Friday, December 20, 2030

Bangla Academy date
5 Poush 1437
Hijri date
23 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

6:47 AM

Almanac sunset

5:20 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:36 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:16 PM

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

Tithi

Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Krishna paksha

Dashami tithi

Ends day 10/24/0 (9/2/11 danda) · 10:24 AM, then Ekadashi

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
Dashamiday 10/24/0 (9/2/11 danda)10:24 AM
Ekadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Chitraday 3/39/7 (22/9/59 danda)3:39 PM
Swatiruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shobhanaday 9/25/8 (6/35/3 danda)9:25 AM
Atigandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtiday 10/24/0 (9/2/11 danda)10:24 AM
Bavanight 9/36/14 (37/2/48 danda)9:36 PM
Balavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
North, from 10:24 AM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
10:44 AM – 12:03 PM
Barabela
9:25 AM – 10:44 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:47 AM – 7:29 AM, 8:11 AM – 10:18 AM, 12:25 PM – 3:14 PM, 3:56 PM – 5:20 PM
Kutapa
11:42 AM – 12:25 PM
Pradosha
5:20 PM – 6:56 PM
Nishita
11:40 PM – 12:28 AM (Dec 21)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 4 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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