Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, February 21, 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
8 Falgun 1430
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 8 Falgun 1430
- Hijri date
- 10 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
6:39 AM
Almanac sunset
6:01 PM
Dhaka sunrise
6:28 AM
Dhaka sunset
5:57 PM
Day length: 11 h 22 min · Night length: 12 h 37 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Magha · Purnimanta month: Magha · Shukla paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends day 1/20/20 (16/42/49 danda) · 1:20 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 | day 1/20/20 (16/42/49 danda) | 1:20 PM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Punarvasu | day 4/14/33 (23/58/23 danda) | 4:14 PM |
| Pushya | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ayushman | day 2/0/6 (18/22/15 danda) | 2:00 PM |
| Saubhagya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 1/20/20 (16/42/49 danda) | 1:20 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 1/51/21 (48/0/23 danda) | 1:51 AM (Feb 22) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana; moon enters Karkata at 9:52 AM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 1:20 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi, 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
- 9:29 AM – 10:55 AM
- Barabela
- 12:20 PM – 1:45 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 2:14 PM – 3:45 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 6:39 AM – 8:10 AM, 10:26 AM – 11:57 AM, 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)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Jaya Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on Feb 20 · Break the fast today 6:39 AM – 10:26 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on Feb 20 · Break the fast today 6:39 AM – 10:26 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on Feb 20 · Break the fast today 6:39 AM – 10:26 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 8 of 30 in Falgun
Month runs: Feb 14 – Mar 14
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.