Bengali Panjika — Thursday, December 21, 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

5 Poush 1441

Thursday, December 21, 2034

Bangla Academy date
6 Poush 1441
Hijri date
9 Shawwal 1456
Eras
Shakabda 1956 · Samvat 2091
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

6:47 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

Ekadashi tithi

Ends late night 12/46/14 (44/56/28 danda) · 12:46 AM (Dec 22), 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
Ekadashilate night 12/46/14 (44/56/28 danda)12:46 AM (Dec 22)
Dwadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ashwininight 6/10/11 (28/26/22 danda)6:10 PM
Bharaniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Parighaday 10/19/44 (8/50/14 danda)10:19 AM
Shivaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 1/49/17 (17/34/7 danda)1:49 PM
Vishtilate night 12/46/14 (44/56/29 danda)12:46 AM (Dec 22)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana
Yogini
South-east, from 12:46 AM (Dec 22) 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
2:42 PM – 4:02 PM
Barabela
4:02 PM – 5:21 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:47 AM – 8:12 AM, 1:50 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)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

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

Mokshada 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 on Dec 22 · পারণ on Dec 23, 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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