Bengali Panjika — Sunday, February 16, 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
3 Falgun 1426
Sunday, February 16, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Falgun 1426
- Hijri date
- 21 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
6:42 AM
Almanac sunset
5:58 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:31 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:54 PM
Day length: 11 h 16 min · Night length: 12 h 43 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Magha · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Krishna paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends night 8/47/49 (35/12/28 danda) · 8:47 PM, then Navami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | night 8/47/49 (35/12/28 danda) | 8:47 PM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishakha | day 10/50/32 (10/19/16 danda) | 10:50 AM |
| Anuradha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhruva | day 5/14/13 (26/18/27 danda) | 5:14 PM |
| Vyaghata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 9/38/31 (7/19/13 danda) | 9:38 AM |
| Kaulava | night 8/47/49 (35/12/28 danda) | 8:47 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 8:47 PM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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
- 12:20 PM – 1:45 PM
- Barabela
- 10:56 AM – 12:20 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:42 AM – 7:27 AM, 1:28 PM – 2:13 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 7:27 AM – 10:28 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:58 AM – 12:43 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:58 PM – 7:34 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 14
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.