Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, February 14, 2024

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

1 Falgun 1430

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Bangla Academy date
1 Falgun 1430
Hijri date
3 Sha'ban 1445
Eras
Shakabda 1945 · Samvat 2080

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

6:44 AM

Almanac sunset

5:57 PM

Dhaka sunrise

6:33 AM

Dhaka sunset

5:53 PM

Day length: 11 h 13 min · Night length: 12 h 46 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Magha · Purnimanta month: Magha · Shukla paksha

Panchami tithi

Ends night 6/35/34 (29/38/37 danda) · 6:35 PM, then Shashthi

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
Panchaminight 6/35/34 (29/38/37 danda)6:35 PM
Shashthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Revatiday 4/58/42 (25/36/26 danda)4:58 PM
Ashwiniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shubhalate night 2/8/59 (48/32/9 danda)2:08 AM (Feb 15)
Shuklaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 7/38/53 (2/16/54 danda)7:38 AM
Balavanight 6/35/34 (29/38/36 danda)6:35 PM
Kaulavalate night 5/35/52 (57/9/20 danda)5:35 AM (Feb 15)
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 4:58 PM
Yogini
South, from 6:35 PM West
Shraddha tithi
Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami — 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
9:32 AM – 10:56 AM
Barabela
12:20 PM – 1:45 PM
Mahendra yoga
2:13 PM – 3:42 PM
Amrita yoga
6:44 AM – 8:13 AM, 10:28 AM – 11:58 AM, 3:42 PM – 5:12 PM
Kutapa
11:58 AM – 12:43 PM
Pradosha
5:57 PM – 7:33 PM
Nishita
11:56 PM – 12:44 AM (Feb 15)

Pujas & observances

  • Saraswati Puja (Shri Panchami)
    • Puja in the forenoon: 6:44 AM – 10:28 AM

This month

Day 1 of 30 in Falgun

Month runs: Feb 14 Mar 14

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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