Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, December 24, 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

8 Poush 1443

Wednesday, December 24, 2036

Bangla Academy date
9 Poush 1443
Hijri date
5 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

6:49 AM

Almanac sunset

5:23 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: Pausha · Purnimanta month: Pausha · Shukla paksha

Shashthi tithi

Ends day 7/1/54 (0/31/25 danda) · 7:01 AM, 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
Shashthiday 7/1/54 (0/31/25 danda)7:01 AM
Saptamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shatabhishaday 6/56/56 (0/18/59 danda)6:56 AM
Purva Bhadrapadaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Siddhiday 4/39/29 (24/35/21 danda)4:39 PM
Vyatipataruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 7/1/55 (0/31/25 danda)7:01 AM
Garanight 8/3/44 (33/5/59 danda)8:03 PM
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Meena at 2:48 AM (Dec 25)
Yogini
West, from 7:01 AM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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 – 10:47 AM
Barabela
12:06 PM – 1:25 PM
Mahendra yoga
7:31 AM – 8:13 AM, 1:51 PM – 3:58 PM
Amrita yoga
6:49 AM – 7:31 AM, 8:13 AM – 8:56 AM, 11:02 AM – 1:09 PM
Kutapa
11:45 AM – 12:27 PM
Pradosha
5:23 PM – 6:59 PM
Nishita
11:42 PM – 12:30 AM (Dec 25)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 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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