Bengali calendar · Kolkata
Bengali Calendar — Poush 2027
The Bengali panjika, read from Kolkata — India’s easternmost metro, where the Sun rises well before the rest of the country on the same clock. Its months are solar, and Bengal always gives the Sankranti day to the outgoing month, opening the new one the following day.
Poush runs 17 Dec 2026 – 14 Jan 2027 — a solar (Sankranti to Sankranti) month. Poush Sankranti and the pithe-puli sweets. Timings are computed for Kolkata; the tithi and the month hold across India. Ritu: Pre-winter.
Thursday, 17 December 2026
Shukla Ashtami
- Dhanu SankrantiSankranti
- Nakshatra
- Purva Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Siddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:09 AM
- Sunset
- 4:55 PM
Friday, 18 December 2026
Shukla Navami
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Vyatipata
- Sunrise
- 6:10 AM
- Sunset
- 4:55 PM
Saturday, 19 December 2026
Shukla Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Revati
- Yoga
- Variyana
- Sunrise
- 6:10 AM
- Sunset
- 4:56 PM
Sunday, 20 December 2026
Shukla Ekadashi
- Mokshada EkadashiFestival
- Shukla EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ashwini
- Yoga
- Parigha
- Sunrise
- 6:11 AM
- Sunset
- 4:56 PM
Monday, 21 December 2026
Shukla Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- Yoga
- Siddha
- Sunrise
- 6:11 AM
- Sunset
- 4:57 PM
Tuesday, 22 December 2026
Shukla Trayodashi
- Shukla PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Krittika
- Yoga
- Sadhya
- Sunrise
- 6:12 AM
- Sunset
- 4:57 PM
Wednesday, 23 December 2026
Shukla Chaturdashi
- Nakshatra
- Rohini
- Yoga
- Shubha
- Sunrise
- 6:12 AM
- Sunset
- 4:58 PM
Thursday, 24 December 2026
Shukla Purnima · Full moon
- PurnimaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Ardra
- Yoga
- Shukla
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 4:58 PM
Friday, 25 December 2026
Krishna Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Punarvasu
- Yoga
- Brahma
- Sunrise
- 6:13 AM
- Sunset
- 4:59 PM
Saturday, 26 December 2026
Krishna Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Pushya
- Yoga
- Vaidhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 4:59 PM
Sunday, 27 December 2026
Krishna Chaturthi
- Sankashti ChaturthiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Ashlesha
- Yoga
- Vishkambha
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 5:00 PM
Monday, 28 December 2026
Krishna Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Magha
- Yoga
- Priti
- Sunrise
- 6:14 AM
- Sunset
- 5:01 PM
Tuesday, 29 December 2026
Krishna Shashthi
- Nakshatra
- Purva Phalguni
- Yoga
- Ayushman
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 5:01 PM
Wednesday, 30 December 2026
Krishna Saptami
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Phalguni
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 5:02 PM
Thursday, 31 December 2026
Krishna Ashtami
- Nakshatra
- Hasta
- Yoga
- Shobhana
- Sunrise
- 6:15 AM
- Sunset
- 5:02 PM
Friday, 1 January 2027
Krishna Navami
- Nakshatra
- Chitra
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- Sunrise
- 6:16 AM
- Sunset
- 5:03 PM
Saturday, 2 January 2027
Krishna Dashami
- Nakshatra
- Swati
- Yoga
- Sukarma
- Sunrise
- 6:16 AM
- Sunset
- 5:04 PM
Sunday, 3 January 2027
Krishna Ekadashi
- Krishna EkadashiVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Vishakha
- Yoga
- Dhriti
- Sunrise
- 6:16 AM
- Sunset
- 5:04 PM
Monday, 4 January 2027
Krishna Dwadashi
- Nakshatra
- Anuradha
- Yoga
- Shula
- Sunrise
- 6:17 AM
- Sunset
- 5:05 PM
Tuesday, 5 January 2027
Krishna Trayodashi
- Krishna PradoshVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Jyeshtha
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Sunrise
- 6:17 AM
- Sunset
- 5:06 PM
Wednesday, 6 January 2027
Krishna Chaturdashi
- Masik ShivratriVrat / fast
- Nakshatra
- Mula
- Yoga
- Vriddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:17 AM
- Sunset
- 5:06 PM
Thursday, 7 January 2027
Krishna Amavasya · New moon
- AmavasyaFull / new moon
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha
- Yoga
- Dhruva
- Sunrise
- 6:17 AM
- Sunset
- 5:07 PM
Friday, 8 January 2027
Shukla Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha
- Yoga
- Vyaghata
- Sunrise
- 6:18 AM
- Sunset
- 5:08 PM
Saturday, 9 January 2027
Shukla Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Ashadha
- Yoga
- Harshana
- Sunrise
- 6:18 AM
- Sunset
- 5:08 PM
Sunday, 10 January 2027
Shukla Dwitiya
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Vajra
- Sunrise
- 6:18 AM
- Sunset
- 5:09 PM
Monday, 11 January 2027
Shukla Tritiya
- Nakshatra
- Dhanishta
- Yoga
- Siddhi
- Sunrise
- 6:18 AM
- Sunset
- 5:10 PM
Tuesday, 12 January 2027
Shukla Chaturthi
- Nakshatra
- Shatabhisha
- Yoga
- Vyatipata
- Sunrise
- 6:18 AM
- Sunset
- 5:10 PM
Wednesday, 13 January 2027
Shukla Panchami
- Nakshatra
- Purva Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Variyana
- Sunrise
- 6:18 AM
- Sunset
- 5:11 PM
Thursday, 14 January 2027
Shukla Shashthi
- LohriFestival
- Nakshatra
- Uttara Bhadrapada
- Yoga
- Parigha
- Sunrise
- 6:18 AM
- Sunset
- 5:12 PM
- Sankranti
- Festival
- Vrat / fast
- Full / new moon
Festivals in Poush
These are the major festivals in this Bengali month. Dates use an India-wide reference, so a regional observance may shift by one day.
Vrats & observances in Poush
For Kolkata, we derive Ekadashi, Pradosh, Sankashti, the full and new moon, any Sankranti and any eclipse from the sunrise-prevailing tithi.
- Dhanu SankrantiThu 17 DecSankrantiSun enters Sagittarius · 10:25 AM
- Shukla EkadashiSun 20 DecVratShukla paksha · Margashirsha
- Shukla PradoshTue 22 DecVratShukla paksha · Margashirsha
- PurnimaThu 24 DecMoonMargashirsha (purnimanta)
- Sankashti ChaturthiSun 27 DecVratKrishna paksha · Margashirsha
- Krishna EkadashiSun 3 JanVratKrishna paksha · Margashirsha
- Krishna PradoshTue 5 JanVratKrishna paksha · Margashirsha
- Masik ShivratriWed 6 JanVratKrishna paksha · Margashirsha
- AmavasyaThu 7 JanMoonPausha (purnimanta)
The Bengali months
All twelve, in order, with the Gregorian window each usually falls in.
- BoishakhApril–May
Poila Boishakh opens the year and the new ledger.
- JyoishthoMay–June
Jamai Sasthi honours the son-in-law.
- AsharhJune–July
Rath Yatra rolls out with the rains.
- SrabonJuly–August
The Shravan Mondays kept for Shiva.
- BhadroAugust–September
Janmashtami and Vishwakarma Puja.
- AshwinSeptember–October
Durga Puja, the year’s great festival.
- KartikOctober–November
Kali Puja and Jagaddhatri Puja.
- OgrohayonNovember–December
Nabanna, the new-rice harvest.
- PoushDecember–January
Poush Sankranti and the pithe-puli sweets.
- MaghJanuary–February
Saraswati Puja on Vasant Panchami.
- FalgunFebruary–March
Dol Purnima colours the month.
- ChoitroMarch–April
Chaitra Sankranti and Gajan close the year.
FAQ
Is the Bengali calendar solar or lunar?
Solar. Boishakh through Choitro are the Sun’s twelve sidereal signs, so each month begins at a Sankranti and runs 29 to 32 days. The tithi is printed for every day because pujas and vrats are counted by it.
What is the Bengal rule for the first day of a month?
The month begins on the day AFTER the Sankranti’s civil date, whatever the hour. That is why Poila Boishakh is 15 April 2026 although the Mesha Sankranti falls on 14 April, and why Falgun 1 is 14 February 2026 although that Sankranti falls before sunrise on 13 February.
Why does the Bengali month start a day after the Tamil one?
Because Tamil Nadu keeps the Sankranti day itself when the ingress is before sunset, while Bengal always defers to the next day. Same Sankranti, different classical day-assignment rule.
Why is no Bengali San year number shown?
The Bangabda is not something our engine computes, and this site never prints a number it cannot derive. The page shows Vikrama and Shaka — which it does compute — alongside the month names and Gregorian dates.
Regional calendars
The same sky, cut into months three different ways. Open the calendar your family keeps.
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