Bengali Panjika — Saturday, February 18, 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
5 Falgun 1429
Saturday, February 18, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Falgun 1429
- Hijri date
- 26 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 19 min · Night length: 12 h 41 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Magha · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Krishna paksha
Trayodashi tithi
Ends night 6/38/25 (29/53/0 danda) · 6:38 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 6/38/25 (29/53/0 danda) | 6:38 PM |
| Chaturdashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Ashadha | day 4/31/23 (24/35/24 danda) | 4:31 PM |
| Shravana | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyatipata | night 6/51/19 (30/25/16 danda) | 6:51 PM |
| Variyana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 7/49/38 (2/51/1 danda) | 7:49 AM |
| Vanija | night 6/38/25 (29/53/0 danda) | 6:38 PM |
| Vishti | late night 5/26/46 (56/53/52 danda) | 5:26 AM (Feb 19) |
| Shakuni | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- South, from 6:38 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
- 6:41 AM – 8:06 AM, 4:35 PM – 5:59 PM
- Barabela
- 1:45 PM – 3:10 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 10:27 AM – 1:28 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:57 AM – 12:43 PM
- Pradosha
- 5:59 PM – 7:35 PM
- Nishita
- 11:56 PM – 12:44 AM (Feb 19)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Vijaya Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Feb 16 · পারণ on Feb 17, 6:41 AM – 10:27 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Feb 16 · পারণ on Feb 17, 6:41 AM – 10:27 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Feb 17 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise; break the fast after sunrise, within 10:27 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
- Shivaratri
- Four prahars of the night: 1 prahar 5:59 PM – 9:10 PM; 2 prahar 9:10 PM – 12:20 AM (Feb 19); 3 prahar 12:20 AM (Feb 19) – 3:30 AM (Feb 19); 4 prahar 3:30 AM (Feb 19) – 6:40 AM (Feb 19)
This month
Day 5 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.