Bengali Panjika — Sunday, December 21, 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
4 Poush 1438
Sunday, December 21, 2031
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Poush 1438
- Hijri date
- 5 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
6:47 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: Margashirsha · Shukla paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends night 10/18/28 (38/47/22 danda) · 10:18 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 | night 10/18/28 (38/47/22 danda) | 10:18 PM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Bhadrapada | day 9/15/55 (6/11/0 danda) | 9:15 AM |
| Uttara Bhadrapada | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyatipata | night 11/41/59 (42/16/9 danda) | 11:41 PM |
| Variyana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 11/8/42 (10/52/57 danda) | 11:08 AM |
| Bava | night 10/18/28 (38/47/22 danda) | 10:18 PM |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Manushya gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 10:18 PM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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
- 12:04 PM – 1:23 PM
- Barabela
- 10:45 AM – 12:04 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:56 PM – 4:38 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 7:29 AM – 9:36 AM, 12:25 PM – 3:14 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:43 AM – 12:25 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:21 PM – 6:57 PM
- Nishita
- 11:40 PM – 12:28 AM (Dec 22)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.