Bengali Panjika — Monday, February 20, 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
7 Falgun 1423
Monday, February 20, 2017
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Falgun 1423
- Hijri date
- 22 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
6:39 AM
Almanac sunset
6:01 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:28 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:57 PM
Day length: 11 h 22 min · Night length: 12 h 37 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Magha · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Krishna paksha
Navami tithi
Ends day 4/12/58 (23/53/51 danda) · 4:12 PM, then Dashami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Navami | day 4/12/58 (23/53/51 danda) | 4:12 PM |
| Dashami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Jyeshtha | late night 12/40/9 (45/1/46 danda) | 12:40 AM (Feb 21) |
| Mula | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Harshana | night 10/2/52 (38/28/35 danda) | 10:02 PM |
| Vajra | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 4/12/58 (23/53/50 danda) | 4:12 PM |
| Vanija | late night 5/12/20 (56/22/15 danda) | 5:12 AM (Feb 21) |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Dhanu at 12:40 AM (Feb 21)
- Yogini
- East, from 4:12 PM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Navami — ekoddishta
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
- 8:04 AM – 9:29 AM
- Barabela
- 3:10 PM – 4:36 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:44 PM – 5:15 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:39 AM – 8:10 AM, 11:12 AM – 1:28 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:57 AM – 12:43 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:01 PM – 7:37 PM
- Nishita
- 11:56 PM – 12:44 AM (Feb 21)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 7 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.