Bengali Panjika — Thursday, May 24, 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

9 Joishtha 1425

Thursday, May 24, 2018

Bangla Academy date
10 Joishtha 1425
Hijri date
8 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

6:41 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:13 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:38 PM

Day length: 13 h 16 min · Night length: 10 h 44 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Adhika Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Adhika Jyeshtha · Shukla paksha

Dashami tithi

Ends night 8/49/59 (38/30/50 danda) · 8:49 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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dashaminight 8/49/59 (38/30/50 danda)8:49 PM
Ekadashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Uttara Phalguninight 10/24/31 (42/27/8 danda)10:24 PM
Hastaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vajranight 11/47/2 (45/53/26 danda)11:47 PM
Siddhiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 9/34/44 (10/22/42 danda)9:34 AM
Garanight 8/49/59 (38/30/50 danda)8:49 PM
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
Yogini
North, from 8:49 PM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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
3:22 PM – 5:01 PM
Barabela
5:01 PM – 6:41 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:25 AM – 6:18 AM, 9:50 AM – 11:36 AM
Amrita yoga
4:02 PM – 6:41 PM
Kutapa
11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
Pradosha
6:41 PM – 8:17 PM
Nishita
11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (May 25)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 9 of 31 in Joishtha

Month runs: May 16 Jun 15

These times follow the old Surya Siddhanta school used by printed Bengali almanacs. They can differ from modern astronomical values by minutes, and occasionally by a day. See the same day by modern astronomy →

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.

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