Bengali Panjika — Sunday, May 20, 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
5 Joishtha 1425
Sunday, May 20, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Joishtha 1425
- Hijri date
- 4 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
5:26 AM
Almanac sunset
6:39 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:14 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:36 PM
Day length: 13 h 12 min · Night length: 10 h 47 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Adhika Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Adhika Jyeshtha · Shukla paksha
Panchami tithi
Ends day 7/14/15 (4/28/15 danda) · 7:14 AM, 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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Panchami | day 7/14/15 (4/28/15 danda) | 7:14 AM |
| Shashthi | late night 4/47/44 (58/21/58 danda) | 4:47 AM (May 21) |
| Saptami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Pushya | late night 3/15/5 (54/30/20 danda) | 3:15 AM (May 21) |
| Ashlesha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ganda | day 1/19/50 (19/42/13 danda) | 1:19 PM |
| Vriddhi | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 7/14/15 (4/28/15 danda) | 7:14 AM |
| Kaulava | day 6/0/31 (31/23/54 danda) | 6:00 PM |
| Taitila | late night 4/47/44 (58/21/59 danda) | 4:47 AM (May 21) |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
- Yogini
- South, from 7:14 AM West
- Shraddha tithi
- Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
- 12:03 PM – 1:42 PM
- Barabela
- 10:24 AM – 12:03 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 4:53 PM – 5:46 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 7:12 AM – 9:51 AM, 12:29 PM – 3:08 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:39 PM – 8:15 PM
- Nishita
- 11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 21)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 5 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.