Bengali Panjika — Thursday, February 20, 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

7 Falgun 1426

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Bangla Academy date
7 Falgun 1426
Hijri date
25 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

6:39 AM

Almanac sunset

6:00 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:28 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:56 PM

Day length: 11 h 21 min · Night length: 12 h 38 min

Tithi

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

Dwadashi tithi

Ends day 5/44/10 (27/40/27 danda) · 5:44 PM, then Trayodashi

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
Dwadashiday 5/44/10 (27/40/27 danda)5:44 PM
Trayodashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Purva Ashadhaday 9/39/59 (7/30/0 danda)9:39 AM
Uttara Ashadharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Siddhiday 9/38/22 (7/25/57 danda)9:38 AM
Vyatipataruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 5/44/10 (27/40/27 danda)5:44 PM
Garalate night 5/53/56 (58/4/51 danda)5:53 AM (Feb 21)
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Makara at 3:50 PM
Yogini
South-west, from 5:44 PM South
Shraddha tithi
Dwadashi — 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
3:10 PM – 4:35 PM
Barabela
4:35 PM – 6:00 PM
Mahendra yoga
6:39 AM – 8:10 AM, 11:12 AM – 1:28 PM
Amrita yoga
1:35 AM (Feb 21) – 4:07 AM (Feb 21)
Kutapa
11:57 AM – 12:43 PM
Pradosha
6:00 PM – 7:36 PM
Nishita
11:56 PM – 12:44 AM (Feb 21)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

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

Vijaya Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast on Feb 19 · Break the fast today 6:39 AM – 10:26 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast on Feb 19 · Break the fast today 6:39 AM – 10:26 AM
Nimbarka
Fast on Feb 19 · Break the fast today 6:39 AM – 10:26 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 7 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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