Bengali Panjika — Friday, May 17, 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
2 Joishtha 1426
Friday, May 17, 2019
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Joishtha 1426
- Hijri date
- 11 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
5:15 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:34 PM
Day length: 13 h 10 min · Night length: 10 h 50 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Shukla paksha
Trayodashi tithi
Ends day 5/55/7 (1/7/11 danda) · 5:55 AM, then Chaturdashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trayodashi | day 5/55/7 (1/7/11 danda) | 5:55 AM |
| Chaturdashi | late night 4/22/51 (57/16/30 danda) | 4:22 AM (May 18) |
| Purnima | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Swati | late night 3/35/58 (55/19/18 danda) | 3:35 AM (May 18) |
| Vishakha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vyatipata | day 6/12/49 (31/51/25 danda) | 6:12 PM |
| Variyana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 5/55/7 (1/7/11 danda) | 5:55 AM |
| Gara | day 5/6/23 (29/5/20 danda) | 5:06 PM |
| Vanija | late night 4/22/51 (57/16/30 danda) | 4:22 AM (May 18) |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- South, from 5:55 AM West
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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
- 10:24 AM – 12:03 PM
- Barabela
- 8:45 AM – 10:24 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 6:20 AM – 7:13 AM, 9:51 AM – 10:44 AM
- Amrita yoga
- 12:29 PM – 3:07 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:37 PM – 8:13 PM
- Nishita
- 11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 18)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 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.