Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, December 24, 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

7 Poush 1438

Wednesday, December 24, 2031

Bangla Academy date
9 Poush 1438
Hijri date
8 Ramadan 1453
Eras
Shakabda 1953 · Samvat 2088
Ekadashi (Mokshada)

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

6:48 AM

Almanac sunset

5:22 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:38 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:18 PM

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

Tithi

Amanta month: Margashirsha · Purnimanta month: Margashirsha · Shukla paksha

Ekadashi tithi

Ends night 7/23/25 (31/26/5 danda) · 7:23 PM, then Dwadashi

Mokshada 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
Ekadashinight 7/23/25 (31/26/5 danda)7:23 PM
Dwadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ashwiniday 7/34/53 (1/54/45 danda)7:34 AM
Bharaniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shivanight 5/39/30 (27/6/17 danda)5:39 PM
Siddharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 7/36/0 (1/57/30 danda)7:36 AM
Vishtinight 7/23/25 (31/26/4 danda)7:23 PM
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana
Yogini
South-east, from 7:23 PM South-west
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
9:27 AM – 10:46 AM
Barabela
12:05 PM – 1:25 PM
Mahendra yoga
7:31 AM – 8:13 AM, 1:51 PM – 3:58 PM
Amrita yoga
6:48 AM – 7:31 AM, 8:13 AM – 8:55 AM, 11:02 AM – 1:09 PM
Kutapa
11:44 AM – 12:26 PM
Pradosha
5:22 PM – 6:58 PM
Nishita
11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Dec 25)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

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

Mokshada Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast today · পারণ on Dec 25, 6:49 AM – 10:20 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast today · পারণ on Dec 25, 6:49 AM – 10:20 AM
Nimbarka
Fast today · পারণ on Dec 25, 6:49 AM – 10:20 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 7 of 29 in Poush

Month runs: Dec 18 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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