Bengali Panjika — Thursday, February 21, 2019

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

8 Falgun 1425

Thursday, February 21, 2019

Bangla Academy date
8 Falgun 1425
Hijri date
15 Jumada al-Thani 1440
Eras
Shakabda 1940 · Samvat 2075

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 23 min · Night length: 12 h 37 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Magha · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Krishna paksha

Dwitiya tithi

Ends day 5/45/46 (27/46/44 danda) · 5:45 PM, 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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dwitiyaday 5/45/46 (27/46/44 danda)5:45 PM
Tritiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Phalguniday 8/15/39 (4/1/29 danda)8:15 AM
Uttara Phalguniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhritilate night 3/22/16 (51/48/0 danda)3:22 AM (Feb 22)
Shularuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 6/51/47 (0/31/49 danda)6:51 AM
Garaday 5/45/46 (27/46/44 danda)5:45 PM
Vanijalate night 4/42/23 (55/8/18 danda)4:42 AM (Feb 22)
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Kanya at 1:53 PM
Yogini
North, from 5:45 PM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dwitiya — 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
3:11 PM – 4:36 PM
Barabela
4:36 PM – 6:01 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:39 AM – 8:10 AM, 11:12 AM – 1:28 PM
Amrita yoga
1:35 AM (Feb 22) – 4:06 AM (Feb 22)
Kutapa
11:57 AM – 12:43 PM
Pradosha
6:01 PM – 7:37 PM
Nishita
11:55 PM – 12:43 AM (Feb 22)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 of 30 in Falgun

Month runs: Feb 14 Mar 15

These times follow the old Surya Siddhanta school used by printed Bengali almanacs. They can differ from modern astronomical values by minutes, and occasionally by a day. See the same day by modern astronomy →

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.

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