Bengali Panjika for Wednesday, February 10, 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

26 Magh 1422

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Bangla Academy date
27 Magh 1422
Hijri date
30 Rabi' al-Thani 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

6:46 AM

Almanac sunset

5:55 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:35 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:50 PM

Day length: 11 h 9 min · Night length: 12 h 51 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Magha · Purnimanta month: Magha · Shukla paksha

Dwitiya tithi

Ends night 6/1/56 (28/8/17 danda) · 6:01 PM, then Tritiya

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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dwitiyanight 6/1/56 (28/8/17 danda)6:01 PM
Tritiyaruns the whole day—

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shatabhishaday 4/25/41 (24/7/38 danda)4:25 PM
Purva Bhadrapadaruns the whole day—

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Parighaday 10/47/55 (10/3/13 danda)10:47 AM
Shivaruns the whole day—

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 7/0/45 (0/35/18 danda)7:00 AM
Kaulavanight 6/1/56 (28/8/17 danda)6:01 PM
Taitilalate night 4/59/46 (55/32/51 danda)4:59 AM (Feb 11)
Gararuns the whole day—

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
North, from 6:01 PM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
9:33 AM – 10:57 AM
Barabela
12:20 PM – 1:44 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:12 PM – 3:41 PM
Amrita yoga
6:46 AM – 8:15 AM, 10:29 AM – 11:58 AM, 3:41 PM – 5:10 PM
Kutapa
11:58 AM – 12:43 PM
Pradosha
5:55 PM – 7:31 PM
Nishita
11:56 PM – 12:44 AM (Feb 11)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 26 of 29 in Magh

Month runs: Jan 16 – Feb 13

These times follow the old Surya Siddhanta method that printed Bengali almanacs use. They differ from modern astronomical values by a few minutes, and now and then by a whole day. See the same day by modern astronomy →

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.

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