Bengali Panjika — Saturday, December 21, 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

5 Poush 1437

Saturday, December 21, 2030

Bangla Academy date
6 Poush 1437
Hijri date
24 Sha'ban 1452
Eras
Shakabda 1952 · Samvat 2087
Ekadashi (Saphala)

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

6:36 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

Ekadashi tithi

Ends day 8/44/2 (4/50/58 danda) · 8:44 AM, then Dwadashi

Saphala Ekadashi — fasting day

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
Ekadashiday 8/44/2 (4/50/58 danda)8:44 AM
Dwadashilate night 6/46/51 (59/58/3 danda)6:46 AM (Dec 22)
Trayodashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Swatiday 2/34/14 (19/26/30 danda)2:34 PM
Vishakharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Atigandaday 6/51/18 (0/9/9 danda)6:51 AM
Sukarmanlate night 4/3/25 (53/9/27 danda)4:03 AM (Dec 22)
Dhritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 8/44/2 (4/50/58 danda)8:44 AM
Kaulavanight 7/47/29 (32/29/37 danda)7:47 PM
Taitilalate night 6/46/51 (59/58/3 danda)6:46 AM (Dec 22)
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Deva gana
Yogini
South-east, from 8:44 AM South-west
Shraddha tithi
Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
6:47 AM – 8:06 AM, 4:02 PM – 5:21 PM
Barabela
1:23 PM – 2:42 PM
Mahendra yoga
3:12 AM (Dec 22) – 4:06 AM (Dec 22)
Amrita yoga
6:47 AM – 7:29 AM, 8:12 AM – 10:18 AM
Kutapa
11:43 AM – 12:25 PM
Pradosha
5:21 PM – 6:57 PM
Nishita
11:40 PM – 12:28 AM (Dec 22)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Saphala Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast today · পারণ on Dec 22, 6:48 AM – 10:19 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast today · পারণ on Dec 22, 6:48 AM – 10:19 AM
Nimbarka
Fast today · পারণ on Dec 22, 6:48 AM – 10:19 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 5 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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