Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, May 23, 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
8 Joishtha 1425
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
- Bangla Academy date
- 9 Joishtha 1425
- Hijri date
- 7 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
5:25 AM
Almanac sunset
6:40 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:13 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:37 PM
Day length: 13 h 15 min · Night length: 10 h 45 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Adhika Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Adhika Jyeshtha · Shukla paksha
Navami tithi
Ends night 10/24/52 (42/27/18 danda) · 10:24 PM, then Dashami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Navami | night 10/24/52 (42/27/18 danda) | 10:24 PM |
| Dashami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Phalguni | night 11/12/34 (44/26/33 danda) | 11:12 PM |
| Uttara Phalguni | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Harshana | late night 2/3/21 (51/33/30 danda) | 2:03 AM (May 24) |
| Vajra | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 11/19/45 (14/44/31 danda) | 11:19 AM |
| Kaulava | night 10/24/52 (42/27/18 danda) | 10:24 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Kanya at 4:58 AM (May 24)
- Yogini
- East, from 10:24 PM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
- 8:44 AM – 10:24 AM
- Barabela
- 12:03 PM – 1:42 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 8:04 AM – 11:36 AM, 2:15 PM – 5:47 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:40 PM – 8:16 PM
- Nishita
- 11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (May 24)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 8 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.