Bengali Panjika — Thursday, December 20, 2035

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

3 Poush 1442

Thursday, December 20, 2035

Bangla Academy date
5 Poush 1442
Hijri date
19 Shawwal 1457
Eras
Shakabda 1957 · Samvat 2092

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

6:46 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: Pausha · Krishna paksha

Shashthi tithi

Ends night 6/8/39 (28/24/10 danda) · 6:08 PM, then Saptami

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
Shashthinight 6/8/39 (28/24/10 danda)6:08 PM
Saptamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Maghaday 2/8/42 (18/24/17 danda)2:08 PM
Purva Phalguniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishkambhaday 8/34/14 (4/28/8 danda)8:34 AM
Pritilate night 5/54/38 (57/49/9 danda)5:54 AM (Dec 21)
Ayushmanruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 7/4/10 (0/42/57 danda)7:04 AM
Vanijanight 6/8/39 (28/24/10 danda)6:08 PM
Vishtilate night 5/17/41 (56/16/46 danda)5:17 AM (Dec 21)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
West, from 6:08 PM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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 – 4:01 PM
Barabela
4:01 PM – 5:20 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
6:46 AM – 8:11 AM, 1:49 PM – 3:13 PM
Kutapa
11:42 AM – 12:24 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 3 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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