Bengali Panjika — Thursday, May 21, 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

7 Joishtha 1427

Thursday, May 21, 2020

Bangla Academy date
7 Joishtha 1427
Hijri date
27 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

5:26 AM

Almanac sunset

6:40 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:14 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:37 PM

Day length: 13 h 14 min · Night length: 10 h 46 min

Tithi

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

Chaturdashi tithi

Ends night 9/57/32 (41/17/46 danda) · 9:57 PM, then Amavasya

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
Chaturdashinight 9/57/32 (41/17/46 danda)9:57 PM
Amavasyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bharanilate night 1/44/46 (50/45/52 danda)1:44 AM (May 22)
Krittikaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Saubhagyaday 7/6/25 (4/9/59 danda)7:06 AM
Shobhanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtiday 9/8/30 (9/15/11 danda)9:08 AM
Shakuninight 9/57/32 (41/17/46 danda)9:57 PM
Chatushpadaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana
Yogini
West, from 9:57 PM North-east
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
3:21 PM – 5:00 PM
Barabela
5:00 PM – 6:40 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:26 AM – 6:19 AM, 9:50 AM – 11:36 AM
Amrita yoga
4:01 PM – 6:40 PM
Kutapa
11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
Pradosha
6:40 PM – 8:16 PM
Nishita
11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (May 22)

Pujas & observances

  • Phalaharini Kali Puja
    • Nishita (midnight): 11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (May 22)

This month

Day 7 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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