Bengali Panjika — Monday, May 16, 2016
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
2 Joishtha 1423
Monday, May 16, 2016
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Joishtha 1423
- Hijri date
- 8 Sha'ban 1437
- Eras
- Shakabda 1938 · Samvat 2073
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
5:28 AM
Almanac sunset
6:37 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:16 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:34 PM
Day length: 13 h 9 min · Night length: 10 h 50 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Shukla paksha
Dashami tithi
Ends day 5/8/56 (29/11/30 danda) · 5:08 PM, then Ekadashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dashami | day 5/8/56 (29/11/30 danda) | 5:08 PM |
| Ekadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Phalguni | day 7/12/59 (4/21/37 danda) | 7:12 AM |
| Uttara Phalguni | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Harshana | night 10/46/31 (43/15/27 danda) | 10:46 PM |
| Vajra | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 5/8/56 (29/11/30 danda) | 5:08 PM |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Kanya at 1:41 PM
- Yogini
- North, from 5:08 PM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dashami — ekoddishta
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
- 7:07 AM – 8:45 AM
- Barabela
- 3:20 PM – 4:59 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 4:01 AM (May 17) – 4:44 AM (May 17)
- Amrita yoga
- 8:58 AM – 10:44 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:37 PM – 8:13 PM
- Nishita
- 11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 17)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 of 32 in Joishtha
Month runs: May 15 – Jun 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.