Bengali Panjika — Thursday, December 18, 2031
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
1 Poush 1438
Thursday, December 18, 2031
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Poush 1438
- Hijri date
- 2 Ramadan 1453
- Eras
- Shakabda 1953 · Samvat 2088
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
6:45 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: Margashirsha · Shukla paksha
Panchami tithi
Ends late night 4/15/6 (53/42/58 danda) · 4:15 AM (Dec 19), 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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Panchami | late night 4/15/6 (53/42/58 danda) | 4:15 AM (Dec 19) |
| Shashthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shravana | day 1/33/34 (16/59/7 danda) | 1:33 PM |
| Dhanishta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyaghata | day 11/16/15 (11/15/50 danda) | 11:16 AM |
| Harshana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | night 5/24/11 (26/35/41 danda) | 5:24 PM |
| Balava | late night 4/15/6 (53/42/58 danda) | 4:15 AM (Dec 19) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Kumbha at 12:44 AM (Dec 19)
- Yogini
- South, from 4:15 AM (Dec 19) West
- Shraddha tithi
- Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami — 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 – 4:00 PM
- Barabela
- 4:00 PM – 5:19 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 6:45 AM – 8:10 AM, 1:48 PM – 3:13 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 1 of 29 in Poush
Month runs: Dec 18 – 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.