Bengali Panjika — Monday, May 21, 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
6 Joishtha 1425
Monday, May 21, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Joishtha 1425
- Hijri date
- 5 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 13 min · Night length: 10 h 46 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Adhika Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Adhika Jyeshtha · Shukla paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends late night 2/27/56 (52/33/21 danda) · 2:27 AM (May 22), then Ashtami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saptami | late night 2/27/56 (52/33/21 danda) | 2:27 AM (May 22) |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlesha | late night 1/42/4 (50/38/40 danda) | 1:42 AM (May 22) |
| Magha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vriddhi | day 10/18/0 (12/8/30 danda) | 10:18 AM |
| Dhruva | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 3/36/58 (25/25/55 danda) | 3:36 PM |
| Vanija | late night 2/27/56 (52/33/21 danda) | 2:27 AM (May 22) |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Simha at 1:42 AM (May 22)
- Yogini
- North-west, from 2:27 AM (May 22) North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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
- 7:05 AM – 8:44 AM
- Barabela
- 3:21 PM – 5:00 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 4:00 AM (May 22) – 4:43 AM (May 22)
- Amrita yoga
- 8:58 AM – 10:43 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:39 PM – 8:15 PM
- Nishita
- 11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (May 22)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 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.