Bengali Panjika — Saturday, December 20, 2036

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 1443

Saturday, December 20, 2036

Bangla Academy date
5 Poush 1443
Hijri date
1 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1458
Eras
Shakabda 1958 · Samvat 2093

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: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Shukla paksha

Tritiya tithi

Ends late night 12/42/48 (44/48/30 danda) · 12:42 AM (Dec 21), then Chaturthi

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
Tritiyalate night 12/42/48 (44/48/30 danda)12:42 AM (Dec 21)
Chaturthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Uttara Ashadhanight 11/19/25 (41/20/4 danda)11:19 PM
Shravanaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhruvaday 2/53/55 (20/16/18 danda)2:53 PM
Vyaghataruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 11/50/42 (12/38/16 danda)11:50 AM
Garalate night 12/42/48 (44/48/30 danda)12:42 AM (Dec 21)
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
Yogini
South-east, from 12:42 AM (Dec 21) South-west
Shraddha tithi
Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — 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
6:47 AM – 8:06 AM, 4:01 PM – 5:21 PM
Barabela
1:23 PM – 2:42 PM
Mahendra yoga
3:12 AM (Dec 21) – 4:06 AM (Dec 21)
Amrita yoga
6:47 AM – 7:29 AM, 8:11 AM – 10:18 AM
Kutapa
11:43 AM – 12:25 PM
Pradosha
5:21 PM – 6:57 PM
Nishita
11:40 PM – 12:28 AM (Dec 21)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 4 of 29 in Poush

Month runs: Dec 17 Jan 14

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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