Bengali Panjika — Thursday, May 13, 2021

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

29 Boishakh 1428

Thursday, May 13, 2021

Bangla Academy date
30 Boishakh 1428
Hijri date
30 Ramadan 1442
Eras
Shakabda 1943 · Samvat 2078

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

5:29 AM

Almanac sunset

6:36 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:17 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:33 PM

Day length: 13 h 6 min · Night length: 10 h 53 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Shukla paksha

Dwitiya tithi

Ends late night 4/8/5 (56/35/40 danda) · 4:08 AM (May 14), then Tritiya

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
Dwitiyalate night 4/8/5 (56/35/40 danda)4:08 AM (May 14)
Tritiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Rohinilate night 4/41/12 (57/58/28 danda)4:41 AM (May 14)
Mrigashiraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Atigandalate night 12/15/31 (46/54/15 danda)12:15 AM (May 14)
Sukarmanruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 3/11/26 (24/14/3 danda)3:11 PM
Kaulavalate night 4/8/5 (56/35/40 danda)4:08 AM (May 14)
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
Yogini
North, from 4:08 AM (May 14) South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
3:19 PM – 4:57 PM
Barabela
4:57 PM – 6:36 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:29 AM – 7:14 AM, 10:44 AM – 1:21 PM
Amrita yoga
1:08 AM (May 14) – 3:18 AM (May 14)
Kutapa
11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
Pradosha
6:36 PM – 8:12 PM
Nishita
11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 14)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 29 of 31 in Boishakh

Month runs: Apr 15 May 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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