Bengali Panjika — Saturday, February 15, 2020

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

2 Falgun 1426

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Bangla Academy date
2 Falgun 1426
Hijri date
20 Jumada al-Thani 1441
Eras
Shakabda 1941 · Samvat 2076

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

6:43 AM

Almanac sunset

5:58 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:32 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:53 PM

Day length: 11 h 15 min · Night length: 12 h 45 min

Tithi

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

Saptami tithi

Ends night 10/33/29 (39/34/57 danda) · 10:33 PM, then Ashtami

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
Saptaminight 10/33/29 (39/34/57 danda)10:33 PM
Ashtamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Swatiday 12/2/53 (13/18/27 danda)12:02 PM
Vishakharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vriddhinight 7/54/8 (32/56/35 danda)7:54 PM
Dhruvaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtiday 11/32/32 (12/2/35 danda)11:32 AM
Bavanight 10/33/29 (39/34/57 danda)10:33 PM
Balavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Deva gana; moon enters Vrischika at 5:07 AM (Feb 16)
Yogini
North-west, from 10:33 PM North-east
Shraddha tithi
Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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
6:43 AM – 8:07 AM, 4:33 PM – 5:58 PM
Barabela
1:45 PM – 3:09 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
10:28 AM – 1:28 PM
Kutapa
11:58 AM – 12:43 PM
Pradosha
5:58 PM – 7:34 PM
Nishita
11:56 PM – 12:44 AM (Feb 16)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 2 of 30 in Falgun

Month runs: Feb 14 Mar 14

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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