Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, February 20, 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
7 Falgun 1424
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Falgun 1424
- Hijri date
- 3 Jumada al-Thani 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
6:39 AM
Almanac sunset
6:01 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:28 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:56 PM
Day length: 11 h 22 min · Night length: 12 h 38 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Shukla paksha
Panchami tithi
Ends late night 3/21/0 (51/43/27 danda) · 3:21 AM (Feb 21), then Shashthi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Panchami | late night 3/21/0 (51/43/27 danda) | 3:21 AM (Feb 21) |
| Shashthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Revati | day 1/13/56 (16/25/47 danda) | 1:13 PM |
| Ashwini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shubha | day 12/5/15 (13/34/3 danda) | 12:05 PM |
| Shukla | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 3/51/5 (22/58/39 danda) | 3:51 PM |
| Balava | late night 3/21/0 (51/43/27 danda) | 3:21 AM (Feb 21) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 1:13 PM
- Yogini
- South, from 3:21 AM (Feb 21) West
- Shraddha tithi
- Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami — 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
- 1:45 PM – 3:10 PM
- Barabela
- 8:04 AM – 9:30 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 8:55 AM – 11:12 AM, 1:28 PM – 2:59 PM, 3:44 PM – 5:15 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 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.