Bengali Panjika — Sunday, May 1, 2022

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

17 Boishakh 1429

Sunday, May 1, 2022

Bangla Academy date
18 Boishakh 1429
Hijri date
29 Ramadan 1443
Eras
Shakabda 1944 · Samvat 2079

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

5:37 AM

Almanac sunset

6:30 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:25 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:27 PM

Day length: 12 h 54 min · Night length: 11 h 6 min

Tithi

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

Prathama tithi

Ends late night 2/48/38 (52/58/54 danda) · 2:48 AM (May 2), then Dwitiya

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
Prathamalate night 2/48/38 (52/58/54 danda)2:48 AM (May 2)
Dwitiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bharaninight 9/57/44 (40/51/40 danda)9:57 PM
Krittikaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ayushmanday 3/26/49 (24/34/22 danda)3:26 PM
Saubhagyaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kimstughnaday 2/15/15 (21/35/27 danda)2:15 PM
Bavalate night 2/48/38 (52/58/54 danda)2:48 AM (May 2)
Balavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Vrisha at 4:24 AM (May 2)
Yogini
East, from 2:48 AM (May 2) North
Shraddha tithi
Prathama — ekoddishta; Prathama — 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 – 1:40 PM
Barabela
10:27 AM – 12:03 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:37 AM – 6:28 AM, 1:21 PM – 2:12 PM
Amrita yoga
6:28 AM – 9:54 AM
Kutapa
11:38 AM – 12:29 PM
Pradosha
6:30 PM – 8:06 PM
Nishita
11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (May 2)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 17 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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