Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, February 21, 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

8 Falgun 1429

Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Bangla Academy date
8 Falgun 1429
Hijri date
29 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

6:39 AM

Almanac sunset

6:01 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:27 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:57 PM

Day length: 11 h 23 min · Night length: 12 h 37 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Phalguna · Purnimanta month: Phalguna · Shukla paksha

Prathama tithi

Ends day 11/45/52 (12/47/9 danda) · 11:45 AM, then Dwitiya

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
Prathamaday 11/45/52 (12/47/9 danda)11:45 AM
Dwitiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shatabhishaday 11/45/6 (12/45/15 danda)11:45 AM
Purva Bhadrapadaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shivaday 9/37/48 (7/26/59 danda)9:37 AM
Siddharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 11/45/52 (12/47/9 danda)11:45 AM
Balavanight 10/45/15 (40/15/37 danda)10:45 PM
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Meena at 4:46 AM (Feb 22)
Yogini
East, from 11:45 AM North
Shraddha tithi
Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
1:45 PM – 3:10 PM
Barabela
8:04 AM – 9:29 AM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
8:55 AM – 11:12 AM, 1:28 PM – 2:59 PM, 3:45 PM – 5:16 PM
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

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 of 30 in Falgun

Month runs: Feb 14 Mar 15

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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