Bengali Panjika — Monday, May 24, 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

9 Joishtha 1428

Monday, May 24, 2021

Bangla Academy date
10 Joishtha 1428
Hijri date
11 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

6:41 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:13 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:38 PM

Day length: 13 h 16 min · Night length: 10 h 44 min

Tithi

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

Trayodashi tithi

Ends night 10/37/7 (42/58/51 danda) · 10:37 PM, then Chaturdashi

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
Trayodashinight 10/37/7 (42/58/51 danda)10:37 PM
Chaturdashiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Chitraday 7/56/5 (6/16/17 danda)7:56 AM
Swatiruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vyatipataday 9/49/57 (11/0/56 danda)9:49 AM
Variyanaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 11/47/34 (15/54/57 danda)11:47 AM
Taitilanight 10/37/7 (42/58/51 danda)10:37 PM
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
South, from 10:37 PM West
Shraddha tithi
Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
7:05 AM – 8:44 AM
Barabela
3:22 PM – 5:01 PM
Mahendra yoga
3:59 AM (May 25) – 4:42 AM (May 25)
Amrita yoga
8:57 AM – 10:43 AM
Kutapa
11:36 AM – 12:30 PM
Pradosha
6:41 PM – 8:17 PM
Nishita
11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (May 25)

Ekadashi fast & পারণ

Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.

Mohini Ekadashi

Smarta
Fast on May 22 · পারণ on May 23, 8:30 AM – 9:50 AM
Goswami (Gaudiya)
Fast on May 23 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise; break the fast after sunrise, within 9:50 AM
Nimbarka
Fast on May 23 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise; break the fast after sunrise, within 9:50 AM

Dashami touched the pre-dawn hours, so the Dwadashi day

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 9 of 31 in Joishtha

Month runs: May 16 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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