Bengali Panjika for Saturday, February 18, 2023
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
5 Falgun 1429
Saturday, February 18, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Falgun 1429
- Hijri date
- 26 Rajab 1444
- Eras
- Shakabda 1944 · Samvat 2079
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
6:41 AM
Almanac sunset
5:59 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:30 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:55 PM
Day length: 11 h 19 min · Night length: 12 h 41 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Magha · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Krishna paksha
Trayodashi tithi
Ends night 6/38/25 (29/53/0 danda) · 6:38 PM, then Chaturdashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trayodashi | night 6/38/25 (29/53/0 danda) | 6:38 PM |
| Chaturdashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Ashadha | day 4/31/23 (24/35/24 danda) | 4:31 PM |
| Shravana | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyatipata | night 6/51/19 (30/25/16 danda) | 6:51 PM |
| Variyana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 7/49/38 (2/51/1 danda) | 7:49 AM |
| Vanija | night 6/38/25 (29/53/0 danda) | 6:38 PM |
| Vishti | late night 5/26/46 (56/53/52 danda) | 5:26 AM (Feb 19) |
| Shakuni | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- South, from 6:38 PM West
- Shraddha tithi
- Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
- 6:41 AM – 8:06 AM, 4:35 PM – 5:59 PM
- Barabela
- 1:45 PM – 3:10 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 10:27 AM – 1:28 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:57 AM – 12:43 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:59 PM – 7:35 PM
- Nishita
- 11:56 PM – 12:44 AM (Feb 19)
Ekadashi fast & parana
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Vijaya Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Feb 16 · Parana on Feb 17, 6:41 AM – 10:27 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Feb 16 · Parana on Feb 17, 6:41 AM – 10:27 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Feb 17 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise. Break the fast after sunrise, by 10:27 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
- Shivaratri
- Four prahars of the night: 1 prahar 5:59 PM – 9:10 PM; 2 prahar 9:10 PM – 12:20 AM (Feb 19); 3 prahar 12:20 AM (Feb 19) – 3:30 AM (Feb 19); 4 prahar 3:30 AM (Feb 19) – 6:40 AM (Feb 19)
This month
Day 5 of 30 in Falgun
Month runs: Feb 14 – Mar 15
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.