Bengali Panjika — Friday, May 22, 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

8 Joishtha 1427

Friday, May 22, 2020

Bangla Academy date
8 Joishtha 1427
Hijri date
28 Ramadan 1441
Eras
Shakabda 1942 · Samvat 2077
Amavasya

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

5:13 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:37 PM

Day length: 13 h 14 min · Night length: 10 h 45 min

Tithi

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

Amavasya tithi

Ends night 11/18/31 (44/41/2 danda) · 11:18 PM, then Prathama

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
Amavasyanight 11/18/31 (44/41/2 danda)11:18 PM
Prathamaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Krittikalate night 3/39/21 (55/33/7 danda)3:39 AM (May 23)
Rohiniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shobhanaday 7/23/45 (4/54/7 danda)7:23 AM
Atigandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Chatushpadaday 10/41/18 (13/8/0 danda)10:41 AM
Naganight 11/18/31 (44/41/2 danda)11:18 PM
Kimstughnaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Vrisha at 8:15 AM
Yogini
North-east, from 11:18 PM East
Shraddha tithi
Amavasya — ekoddishta; Amavasya — 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
8:44 AM – 10:24 AM
Mahendra yoga
6:19 AM – 7:12 AM, 9:50 AM – 10:43 AM
Amrita yoga
12:29 PM – 3:08 PM
Kutapa
11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
Pradosha
6:40 PM – 8:16 PM
Nishita
11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (May 23)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 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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