Bengali Panjika — Friday, February 17, 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
4 Falgun 1429
Friday, February 17, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Falgun 1429
- Hijri date
- 25 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
6:41 AM
Almanac sunset
5:59 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:30 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:55 PM
Day length: 11 h 17 min · Night length: 12 h 42 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Magha · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Krishna paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends night 9/0/0 (35/45/11 danda) · 9:00 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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | night 9/0/0 (35/45/11 danda) | 9:00 PM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Ashadha | night 6/9/59 (28/40/8 danda) | 6:09 PM |
| Uttara Ashadha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddhi | night 9/59/1 (38/12/44 danda) | 9:59 PM |
| Vyatipata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 10/8/24 (8/36/12 danda) | 10:08 AM |
| Taitila | night 9/0/0 (35/45/11 danda) | 9:00 PM |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Dhanu rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Makara at 11:45 PM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 9:00 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
- 9:31 AM – 10:55 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 11:04 PM – 11:54 PM, 4:59 AM (Feb 18) – 6:41 AM (Feb 18)
- Amrita yoga
- 6:41 AM – 8:12 AM, 8:57 AM – 11:12 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:58 AM – 12:43 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:59 PM – 7:35 PM
- Nishita
- 11:56 PM – 12:44 AM (Feb 18)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Vijaya Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Feb 16 · Break the fast today 6:41 AM – 10:27 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Feb 16 · Break the fast today 6:41 AM – 10:27 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on Feb 18, 6:41 AM – 10:27 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.