Bengali Panjika
The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
February 2026
Bangabda 1432
Magh – Falgun
Festivals & Vrats in February 2026
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Magha Purnima Vrat
Tithi 5:53 AM, Feb 1 – 3:29 AM, Feb 2
The full moon of Magha — a great day for the Magha snana at sacred rivers, observed with holy bathing, Satyanarayan Puja and charity.
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Magha Purnima Vrat Vrat
Tithi 5:53 AM, Feb 1 – 3:29 AM, Feb 2
The full-moon fast, kept with a day-long vrat, a vigil, Satyanarayan Puja and charity, culminating in the worship of the rising full moon.
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 5:53 AM, Feb 1 – 3:29 AM, Feb 2
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the full moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 3:38 AM, Feb 2 – 1:41 AM, Feb 3
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Sankashti Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 12:08 AM, Feb 5 – 12:11 AM, Feb 6
A Ganesha fast observed until the sight of the moon to remove obstacles.
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Kalashtami Vrat
Tithi 5:01 AM, Feb 9 – 7:21 AM, Feb 10
A monthly day to worship Kala Bhairava, a fierce form of Lord Shiva.
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Vijaya Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:28 PM, Feb 12 – 2:27 PM, Feb 13
Kept for victory over hardship and foes, as Lord Rama did before crossing to Lanka.
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Shani Pradosh Vrat Vrat
Tithi 4:08 PM, Feb 14 – 5:08 PM, Feb 15
A twilight (pradosh) fast to Lord Shiva, observed on the thirteenth tithi.
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Maha Shivaratri
Tithi 4:08 PM, Feb 14 – 5:08 PM, Feb 15
The great night of Lord Shiva, observed with fasting, a night vigil and Rudrabhishek.
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Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:39 PM, Feb 16 – 5:34 PM, Feb 17
The new-moon day for honouring ancestors (tarpan) and worship.
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Darsha Amavasya Vrat
Tithi 5:39 PM, Feb 16 – 5:34 PM, Feb 17
The Darsha (Amavasya) day for offering tarpan and shradh to the ancestors, kept when the new moon prevails in the afternoon (aparahna).
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Anvadhan Vrat
Tithi 5:39 PM, Feb 16 – 5:34 PM, Feb 17
The preparatory rite of the Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna, when the sacred fire is kindled the day before the Ishti, observed by Vaishnavas on the new moon.
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Ishti Vrat
Tithi 5:35 PM, Feb 17 – 5:00 PM, Feb 18
The Darsha-Purnamasa Yajna performed the morning after Anvadhan, with oblations to Lord Vishnu and the deities.
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Vinayaka Chaturthi Vrat
Tithi 2:42 PM, Feb 20 – 1:01 PM, Feb 21
A monthly Ganesha vrat observed on the bright fourth tithi.
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Amalaki Ekadashi Vrat
Tithi 12:33 AM, Feb 27 – 10:31 PM, Feb 27
The amla (gooseberry) tree and Lord Vishnu are worshipped together for health and merit.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise - use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
Frequently asked questions about Bengali Panjika
What is the Bangabda?
The Bengali San year, running some 593 or 594 behind the Common Era, turning at Pohela Boishakh in mid-April. This panjika lists each day with its tithi, nakshatra and festival under the Bengali solar month.
Why does my printed panjika sometimes give another date?
Because Bengal has two computational traditions - the Gupta Press panjika and the Visuddha Siddhanta panjika - and they can differ by a day on a tithi and therefore on a puja date. Follow the panjika your family or purohit uses.
What are the Bengali months?
Boishakh, Joishtho, Asharh, Shrabon, Bhadro, Ashshin, Kartik, Ogrohayon, Poush, Magh, Falgun and Choitro - solar months, each beginning the day after the Sankranti under the Bengali rule.
Which days does a Bengali household look for?
The Durga Puja days from Mahalaya to Dashami, Kali Puja, Kojagari Lakshmi Puja, Saraswati Puja at Vasant Panchami, Jamai Shashthi, Rath Yatra, Poush Parbon and the Ekadashis. The Durga Puja calendar gives the puja days in detail.
Does it give the puja timings?
Not the muhurats. Sandhi Puja, the anjali times and the nirghanta windows are printed with the tithi hours in a full panjika; for a single day\'s timings use the daily Panchang and confirm with your purohit.
About the Bengali Panjika
The Bengali Panjika (Bangabda). Each day shows its tithi, nakshatra and festivals, with the Bengali solar month and the San (Bangabda) year.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date - tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse any year in the archive or plan ahead into the coming years.
This calendar names the tithi and festivals for each day. For sunrise, Rahu Kalam and muhurat windows on a chosen date, open the Panchang. Other regional calendars are on the Calendars index. Fast stories live under Vrat Katha.
