Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, December 20, 2034

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 1441

Wednesday, December 20, 2034

Bangla Academy date
5 Poush 1441
Hijri date
8 Shawwal 1456
Eras
Shakabda 1956 · Samvat 2091

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: Margashirsha · Shukla paksha

Dashami tithi

Ends late night 2/48/40 (50/3/50 danda) · 2:48 AM (Dec 21), 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
Dashamilate night 2/48/40 (50/3/50 danda)2:48 AM (Dec 21)
Ekadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Revatinight 7/27/42 (31/41/27 danda)7:27 PM
Ashwiniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Variyanaday 1/5/19 (15/45/30 danda)1:05 PM
Parigharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 3/44/34 (22/23/36 danda)3:44 PM
Garalate night 2/48/39 (50/3/50 danda)2:48 AM (Dec 21)
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 7:27 PM
Yogini
North, from 2:48 AM (Dec 21) South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
9:25 AM – 10:44 AM
Barabela
12:03 PM – 1:23 PM
Mahendra yoga
7:29 AM – 8:11 AM, 1:49 PM – 3:56 PM
Amrita yoga
6:47 AM – 7:29 AM, 8:11 AM – 8:53 AM, 11:00 AM – 1:07 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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