Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, February 19, 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

6 Falgun 1426

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Bangla Academy date
6 Falgun 1426
Hijri date
24 Jumada al-Thani 1441
Eras
Shakabda 1941 · Samvat 2076
Ekadashi (Vijaya)

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

6:40 AM

Almanac sunset

6:00 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:29 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:56 PM

Day length: 11 h 20 min · Night length: 12 h 40 min

Tithi

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

Ekadashi tithi

Ends day 5/47/42 (27/47/27 danda) · 5:47 PM, then Dwadashi

Vijaya Ekadashi — fasting day

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
Ekadashiday 5/47/42 (27/47/27 danda)5:47 PM
Dwadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Muladay 9/17/43 (6/32/30 danda)9:17 AM
Purva Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vajraday 10/59/45 (10/47/34 danda)10:59 AM
Siddhiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 5/47/42 (27/47/27 danda)5:47 PM
Kaulavalate night 5/42/6 (57/33/28 danda)5:42 AM (Feb 20)
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
Yogini
South-east, from 5:47 PM South-west
Shraddha tithi
Ekadashi — 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
9:30 AM – 10:55 AM
Barabela
12:20 PM – 1:45 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:13 PM – 3:44 PM
Amrita yoga
6:40 AM – 8:11 AM, 10:27 AM – 11:57 AM, 3:44 PM – 5:15 PM
Kutapa
11:57 AM – 12:43 PM
Pradosha
6:00 PM – 7:36 PM
Nishita
11:56 PM – 12:44 AM (Feb 20)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Vijaya Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast today · পারণ on Feb 20, 6:39 AM – 10:26 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast today · পারণ on Feb 20, 6:39 AM – 10:26 AM
Nimbarka
Fast today · পারণ on Feb 20, 6:39 AM – 10:26 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 6 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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