Bengali Panjika for Saturday, February 13, 2016
This page lays out the day the way a printed Bengali almanac does, worked out with the old Surya Siddhanta rules. You get the solar date, the tithi and nakshatra with their end times in danda and by the clock, sunrise and sunset, the kalabela and yoga windows, and the day's observances.
Traditional solar date
29 Magh 1422
Saturday, February 13, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 30 Magh 1422
- Hijri date
- 3 Jumada al-Awwal 1437
- Eras
- Shakabda 1937 · Samvat 2072
The Bangla Academy calendar used in Bangladesh has fixed month lengths, while almanac months follow the sankranti. As a result the Academy date runs one or two days ahead of the traditional date.
Sunrise & sunset
Almanac sunrise is the moment the sun's centre is on the horizon at the traditional reference meridian of Bengal. The Dhaka values are the usual astronomical ones.
Almanac sunrise
6:44 AM
Almanac sunset
5:56 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:33 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:52 PM
Day length: 11 h 12 min · Night length: 12 h 47 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Magha · Purnimanta month: Magha · Shukla paksha
Panchami tithi
Ends day 11/15/12 (11/15/56 danda) · 11:15 AM, then Shashthi
Tithi, nakshatra, yoga & karana timings
Each row shows what is running at sunrise and when it ends. Danda are counted from the almanac sunrise, and one danda is 24 minutes.
tithi
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Panchami | day 11/15/12 (11/15/56 danda) | 11:15 AM |
| Shashthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Revati | day 11/45/20 (12/31/16 danda) | 11:45 AM |
| Ashwini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shubha | night 10/37/0 (39/40/28 danda) | 10:37 PM |
| Shukla | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 11/15/12 (11/15/56 danda) | 11:15 AM |
| Kaulava | night 10/3/50 (38/17/31 danda) | 10:03 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 11:45 AM
- Yogini
- South, from 11:15 AM West
- Shraddha tithi
- Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — sapindana
Ekoddishta goes by the tithi at kutapa, the eighth muhurta of the day. Sapindana goes by the tithi in the afternoon.
Kalabela & auspicious windows
Daylight is divided into eight parts, and each weekday has fixed parts called kalabela and barabela, when new work is not started. Mahendra yoga and amrita yoga are favourable times. The kutapa, pradosha and nishita windows are used for rites.
- Kalabela
- 6:44 AM – 8:08 AM, 4:32 PM – 5:56 PM
- Barabela
- 1:44 PM – 3:08 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 10:28 AM – 1:28 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:58 AM – 12:43 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:56 PM – 7:32 PM
- Nishita
- 11:56 PM – 12:44 AM (Feb 14)
Pujas & observances
- Saraswati Puja (Shri Panchami)
- Puja in the forenoon: 6:44 AM – 10:28 AM
This month
Day 29 of 29 in Magh
Month runs: Jan 16 – Feb 13
বিষ্ণুপদী sankranti is today at 6:21 PM, so the month ends today.
How this panjika is made
- It is calculated with the old Surya Siddhanta rules that traditional Bengali almanacs still use: sidereal positions, months of 29 to 32 days set by the sankranti, and tithis measured from the almanac sunrise.
- Official dates in Bangladesh follow the Bangla Academy calendar, which has fixed month lengths. That is why the two dates differ by a day or two through the year.
- Sunrise, sunset and every time window are shown in Bangladesh time.
- This page has no rashifal or forecasts, only the calculated calendar facts.