Bengali Panjika — Friday, February 21, 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
8 Falgun 1426
Friday, February 21, 2020
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Falgun 1426
- Hijri date
- 26 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
6:01 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:28 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:57 PM
Day length: 11 h 22 min · Night length: 12 h 37 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Magha · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Krishna paksha
Trayodashi tithi
Ends night 6/11/14 (28/49/58 danda) · 6:11 PM, then Chaturdashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trayodashi | night 6/11/14 (28/49/58 danda) | 6:11 PM |
| Chaturdashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Ashadha | day 10/31/42 (9/41/9 danda) | 10:31 AM |
| Shravana | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyatipata | day 8/40/39 (5/3/32 danda) | 8:40 AM |
| Variyana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | night 6/11/14 (28/49/58 danda) | 6:11 PM |
| Vishti | late night 6/36/27 (59/53/0 danda) | 6:36 AM (Feb 22) |
| Shakuni | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- South, from 6:11 PM West
- Shraddha tithi
- Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
- 10:55 AM – 12:20 PM
- Barabela
- 9:29 AM – 10:55 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 11:04 PM – 11:54 PM, 4:57 AM (Feb 22) – 6:38 AM (Feb 22)
- Amrita yoga
- 6:39 AM – 8:10 AM, 8:55 AM – 11:12 AM
- 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
- Shivaratri
- Four prahars of the night: 1 prahar 6:01 PM – 9:10 PM; 2 prahar 9:10 PM – 12:19 AM (Feb 22); 3 prahar 12:19 AM (Feb 22) – 3:29 AM (Feb 22); 4 prahar 3:29 AM (Feb 22) – 6:38 AM (Feb 22)
This month
Day 8 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.