Bengali Panjika — Sunday, May 23, 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
8 Joishtha 1428
Sunday, May 23, 2021
- Bangla Academy date
- 9 Joishtha 1428
- Hijri date
- 10 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
5:25 AM
Almanac sunset
6:40 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:13 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:37 PM
Day length: 13 h 15 min · Night length: 10 h 45 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Shukla paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends late night 12/55/30 (48/44/4 danda) · 12:55 AM (May 24), 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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | late night 12/55/30 (48/44/4 danda) | 12:55 AM (May 24) |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Hasta | day 9/19/53 (9/45/2 danda) | 9:19 AM |
| Chitra | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddhi | day 12/40/45 (18/7/11 danda) | 12:40 PM |
| Vyatipata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 2/0/43 (21/27/8 danda) | 2:00 PM |
| Balava | late night 12/55/30 (48/44/4 danda) | 12:55 AM (May 24) |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Tula at 8:39 PM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 12:55 AM (May 24) South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
- 12:03 PM – 1:42 PM
- Barabela
- 10:24 AM – 12:03 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 4:54 PM – 5:47 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 7:11 AM – 9:50 AM, 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 24)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Mohini Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on May 22 · Break the fast today 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on May 24, 5:25 AM – 9:50 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on May 24, 5:25 AM – 9:50 AM
Dashami touched the pre-dawn hours, so the Dwadashi day
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 8 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.