Bengali Panjika — Saturday, May 19, 2018
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
4 Joishtha 1425
Saturday, May 19, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 5 Joishtha 1425
- Hijri date
- 3 Ramadan 1439
- Eras
- Shakabda 1940 · Samvat 2075
The Bangla Academy calendar used in Bangladesh fixes month lengths by rule, so its date runs one or two days ahead of the sankranti-based traditional date.
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
5:27 AM
Almanac sunset
6:38 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:15 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:35 PM
Day length: 13 h 12 min · Night length: 10 h 48 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Adhika Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Adhika Jyeshtha · Shukla paksha
Chaturthi tithi
Ends day 9/42/4 (10/36/51 danda) · 9:42 AM, then Panchami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturthi | day 9/42/4 (10/36/51 danda) | 9:42 AM |
| Panchami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ardra | day 6/34/26 (2/47/46 danda) | 6:34 AM |
| Punarvasu | late night 4/54/13 (58/37/14 danda) | 4:54 AM (May 20) |
| Pushya | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Shula | day 4/24/12 (27/22/12 danda) | 4:24 PM |
| Ganda | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 9/42/4 (10/36/51 danda) | 9:42 AM |
| Bava | night 8/28/16 (37/32/21 danda) | 8:28 PM |
| Balava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Karkata at 11:19 PM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 9:42 AM South
- 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
- 5:27 AM – 7:06 AM, 4:59 PM – 6:38 PM
- Barabela
- 1:42 PM – 3:21 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:27 AM – 6:20 AM, 9:51 AM – 12:29 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 4:00 PM – 6:38 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:38 PM – 8:14 PM
- Nishita
- 11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 20)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 of 31 in Joishtha
Month runs: May 16 – 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.