Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, May 19, 2020

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

5 Joishtha 1427

Tuesday, May 19, 2020

Bangla Academy date
5 Joishtha 1427
Hijri date
25 Ramadan 1441
Eras
Shakabda 1942 · Samvat 2077

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

6:39 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:14 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:36 PM

Day length: 13 h 12 min · Night length: 10 h 48 min

Tithi

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

Dwadashi tithi

Ends day 6/17/38 (32/6/16 danda) · 6:17 PM, 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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dwadashiday 6/17/38 (32/6/16 danda)6:17 PM
Trayodashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Revatinight 8/56/43 (38/43/58 danda)8:56 PM
Ashwiniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Pritiday 5/56/50 (1/14/15 danda)5:56 AM
Ayushmanruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 6/17/38 (32/6/16 danda)6:17 PM
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 8:56 PM
Yogini
South-west, from 6:17 PM South
Shraddha tithi
Dwadashi — ekoddishta

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
1:42 PM – 3:21 PM
Barabela
7:06 AM – 8:45 AM
Mahendra yoga
3:07 PM – 4:00 PM, 4:53 PM – 5:46 PM
Amrita yoga
5:27 AM – 8:05 AM, 9:51 AM – 12:29 PM, 4:00 PM – 4:53 PM
Kutapa
11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
Pradosha
6:39 PM – 8:15 PM
Nishita
11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 20)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Apara Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast on May 18 · Break the fast today 5:27 AM – 9:51 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast on May 18 · Break the fast today 5:27 AM – 9:51 AM
Nimbarka
Fast on May 18 · Break the fast today 5:27 AM – 9:51 AM

Ekadashi at sunrise

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 5 of 32 in Joishtha

Month runs: May 15 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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