Bengali Panjika — Sunday, May 19, 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

4 Joishtha 1426

Sunday, May 19, 2019

Bangla Academy date
5 Joishtha 1426
Hijri date
13 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

5:27 AM

Almanac sunset

6:38 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:15 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:35 PM

Day length: 13 h 11 min · Night length: 10 h 48 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Jyeshtha · Krishna paksha

Prathama tithi

Ends late night 2/33/18 (52/44/41 danda) · 2:33 AM (May 20), then Dwitiya

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
Prathamalate night 2/33/18 (52/44/41 danda)2:33 AM (May 20)
Dwitiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Anuradhalate night 3/14/16 (54/27/5 danda)3:14 AM (May 20)
Jyeshtharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Parighaday 2/18/52 (22/8/36 danda)2:18 PM
Shivaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 2/50/28 (23/27/34 danda)2:50 PM
Kaulavalate night 2/33/18 (52/44/41 danda)2:33 AM (May 20)
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
Yogini
East, from 2:33 AM (May 20) North
Shraddha tithi
Prathama — ekoddishta; Prathama — 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
12:03 PM – 1:42 PM
Barabela
10:24 AM – 12:03 PM
Mahendra yoga
4:53 PM – 5:46 PM
Amrita yoga
7:12 AM – 9:51 AM, 12:29 PM – 3:07 PM
Kutapa
11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
Pradosha
6:38 PM – 8:14 PM
Nishita
11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 20)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 4 of 32 in Joishtha

Month runs: May 16 Jun 16

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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