Bengali Panjika — Friday, February 16, 2018
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
3 Falgun 1424
Friday, February 16, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Falgun 1424
- Hijri date
- 29 Jumada al-Awwal 1439
- Eras
- Shakabda 1939 · Samvat 2074
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
6:42 AM
Almanac sunset
5:59 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:31 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:54 PM
Day length: 11 h 17 min · Night length: 12 h 43 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Shukla paksha
Prathama tithi
Ends late night 3/56/35 (53/5/12 danda) · 3:56 AM (Feb 17), then Dwitiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Prathama | late night 3/56/35 (53/5/12 danda) | 3:56 AM (Feb 17) |
| Dwitiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanishta | day 10/10/3 (8/38/52 danda) | 10:10 AM |
| Shatabhisha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Parigha | day 4/22/42 (24/10/30 danda) | 4:22 PM |
| Shiva | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kimstughna | day 3/26/45 (21/50/37 danda) | 3:26 PM |
| Bava | late night 3/56/35 (53/5/12 danda) | 3:56 AM (Feb 17) |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- East, from 3:56 AM (Feb 17) North
- Shraddha tithi
- Prathama — ekoddishta; Prathama — 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
- 10:56 AM – 12:20 PM
- Barabela
- 9:31 AM – 10:56 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 11:04 PM – 11:54 PM, 5:00 AM (Feb 17) – 6:41 AM (Feb 17)
- Amrita yoga
- 6:42 AM – 8:12 AM, 8:57 AM – 11:13 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:58 AM – 12:43 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:59 PM – 7:35 PM
- Nishita
- 11:56 PM – 12:44 AM (Feb 17)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 of 30 in Falgun
Month runs: Feb 14 – Mar 15
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.