Bengali Panjika — Friday, May 21, 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
6 Joishtha 1428
Friday, May 21, 2021
- Bangla Academy date
- 7 Joishtha 1428
- Hijri date
- 8 Shawwal 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
5:26 AM
Almanac sunset
6:40 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:14 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:36 PM
Day length: 13 h 13 min · Night length: 10 h 46 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Shukla paksha
Navami tithi
Ends day 6/23/51 (2/23/20 danda) · 6:23 AM, then Dashami
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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Navami | day 6/23/51 (2/23/20 danda) | 6:23 AM |
| Dashami | late night 4/53/9 (58/36/35 danda) | 4:53 AM (May 22) |
| Ekadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Purva Phalguni | day 11/18/40 (14/40/24 danda) | 11:18 AM |
| Uttara Phalguni | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Harshana | day 5/44/36 (30/45/14 danda) | 5:44 PM |
| Vajra | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 6/23/51 (2/23/20 danda) | 6:23 AM |
| Taitila | day 5/41/13 (30/36/47 danda) | 5:41 PM |
| Gara | late night 4/53/9 (58/36/35 danda) | 4:53 AM (May 22) |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Manushya gana; moon enters Kanya at 5:08 PM
- Yogini
- East, from 6:23 AM North
- Shraddha tithi
- Dashami — ekoddishta; Dashami — 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, 9:51 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 22)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 of 31 in Joishtha
Month runs: May 16 – Jun 15
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.