Bengali Panjika — Saturday, February 17, 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
4 Falgun 1424
Saturday, February 17, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Falgun 1424
- Hijri date
- 30 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
6:41 AM
Almanac sunset
5:59 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:30 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:55 PM
Day length: 11 h 18 min · Night length: 12 h 42 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Shukla paksha
Dwitiya tithi
Ends late night 4/33/14 (54/38/36 danda) · 4:33 AM (Feb 18), then Tritiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwitiya | late night 4/33/14 (54/38/36 danda) | 4:33 AM (Feb 18) |
| Tritiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shatabhisha | day 11/40/30 (12/26/44 danda) | 11:40 AM |
| Purva Bhadrapada | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shiva | day 3/53/40 (22/59/40 danda) | 3:53 PM |
| Siddha | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 4/18/40 (24/2/11 danda) | 4:18 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 4/33/14 (54/38/36 danda) | 4:33 AM (Feb 18) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Meena at 6:28 AM (Feb 18)
- Yogini
- North, from 4:33 AM (Feb 18) South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
- 6:41 AM – 8:06 AM, 4:34 PM – 5:59 PM
- Barabela
- 1:45 PM – 3:10 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 10:27 AM – 1:28 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:58 AM – 12:43 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:59 PM – 7:35 PM
- Nishita
- 11:56 PM – 12:44 AM (Feb 18)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.