Bengali Panjika — Thursday, May 16, 2019
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
1 Joishtha 1426
Thursday, May 16, 2019
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Joishtha 1426
- Hijri date
- 10 Ramadan 1440
- Eras
- Shakabda 1941 · Samvat 2076
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
5:28 AM
Almanac sunset
6:37 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:16 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:34 PM
Day length: 13 h 9 min · Night length: 10 h 51 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Shukla paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends day 7/47/2 (5/45/54 danda) · 7:47 AM, then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | day 7/47/2 (5/45/54 danda) | 7:47 AM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Hasta | day 5/31/11 (0/6/16 danda) | 5:31 AM |
| Chitra | late night 4/23/58 (57/18/12 danda) | 4:23 AM (May 17) |
| Swati | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddhi | night 8/38/0 (37/53/17 danda) | 8:38 PM |
| Vyatipata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 7/47/2 (5/45/54 danda) | 7:47 AM |
| Kaulava | night 6/48/53 (33/20/31 danda) | 6:48 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Tula at 4:55 PM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 7:47 AM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
- 3:20 PM – 4:58 PM
- Barabela
- 4:58 PM – 6:37 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:28 AM – 6:21 AM, 9:51 AM – 11:36 AM
- Amrita yoga
- 3:59 PM – 6:37 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:37 PM – 8:13 PM
- Nishita
- 11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 17)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Mohini Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on May 15 · Break the fast today 5:28 AM – 7:47 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on May 15 · Break the fast today 5:28 AM – 7:47 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on May 15 · Break the fast today 5:28 AM – 7:47 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 32 in Joishtha
Month runs: May 16 – Jun 16
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.