Bengali Panjika — Sunday, February 19, 2017
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
6 Falgun 1423
Sunday, February 19, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Falgun 1423
- Hijri date
- 21 Jumada al-Awwal 1438
- Eras
- Shakabda 1938 · Samvat 2073
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
6:40 AM
Almanac sunset
6:00 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:29 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:56 PM
Day length: 11 h 21 min · Night length: 12 h 39 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Magha · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Krishna paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends day 2/6/4 (18/34/43 danda) · 2:06 PM, then Navami
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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | day 2/6/4 (18/34/43 danda) | 2:06 PM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Anuradha | night 10/8/5 (38/39/47 danda) | 10:08 PM |
| Jyeshtha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyaghata | night 9/33/19 (37/12/50 danda) | 9:33 PM |
| Harshana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 2/6/4 (18/34/43 danda) | 2:06 PM |
| Taitila | late night 3/10/35 (51/16/0 danda) | 3:10 AM (Feb 20) |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 2:06 PM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
- 12:20 PM – 1:45 PM
- Barabela
- 10:55 AM – 12:20 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:40 AM – 7:25 AM, 1:28 PM – 2:13 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 7:25 AM – 10:27 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:57 AM – 12:43 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:00 PM – 7:36 PM
- Nishita
- 11:56 PM – 12:44 AM (Feb 20)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 of 29 in Falgun
Month runs: Feb 14 – Mar 14
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.