Bengali Panjika — Thursday, February 16, 2023
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 1429
Thursday, February 16, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Falgun 1429
- Hijri date
- 24 Rajab 1444
- Eras
- Shakabda 1944 · Samvat 2079
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
Ekadashi tithi
Ends night 11/14/56 (41/20/49 danda) · 11:14 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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi | night 11/14/56 (41/20/49 danda) | 11:14 PM |
| Dwadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Mula | night 7/41/38 (32/27/31 danda) | 7:41 PM |
| Purva Ashadha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vajra | late night 1/1/40 (45/47/37 danda) | 1:01 AM (Feb 17) |
| Siddhi | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 12/18/31 (13/59/44 danda) | 12:18 PM |
| Balava | night 11/14/56 (41/20/49 danda) | 11:14 PM |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- South-east, from 11:14 PM South-west
- Shraddha tithi
- Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
- 3:09 PM – 4:34 PM
- Barabela
- 4:34 PM – 5:58 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:42 AM – 8:12 AM, 11:13 AM – 1:28 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 1:36 AM (Feb 17) – 4:09 AM (Feb 17)
- Kutapa
- 11:58 AM – 12:43 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:58 PM – 7:34 PM
- Nishita
- 11:56 PM – 12:44 AM (Feb 17)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Vijaya Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast today · পারণ on Feb 17, 6:41 AM – 10:27 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on Feb 17, 6:41 AM – 10:27 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Feb 17 · পারণ on Feb 18, 6:41 AM – 10:27 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 of 30 in Falgun
Month runs: Feb 14 – Mar 15
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.