Bengali Panjika — Monday, May 16, 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
1 Joishtha 1429
Monday, May 16, 2022
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Joishtha 1429
- Hijri date
- 14 Shawwal 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
5:28 AM
Almanac sunset
6:37 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:16 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:34 PM
Day length: 13 h 9 min · Night length: 10 h 51 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Shukla paksha
Purnima tithi
Ends day 10/30/36 (12/35/8 danda) · 10:30 AM, then Prathama
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Purnima | day 10/30/36 (12/35/8 danda) | 10:30 AM |
| Prathama | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishakha | day 2/31/5 (22/36/19 danda) | 2:31 PM |
| Anuradha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Variyana | day 7/21/58 (4/43/32 danda) | 7:21 AM |
| Parigha | late night 4/35/52 (57/48/18 danda) | 4:35 AM (May 17) |
| Shiva | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 10/30/36 (12/35/8 danda) | 10:30 AM |
| Balava | night 9/28/20 (39/59/26 danda) | 9:28 PM |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Vrischika at 8:49 AM
- Yogini
- North-west, from 10:30 AM East
- 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
- 7:07 AM – 8:45 AM
- Barabela
- 3:20 PM – 4:58 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 4:01 AM (May 17) – 4:44 AM (May 17)
- Amrita yoga
- 8:58 AM – 10:44 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:37 PM – 8:13 PM
- Nishita
- 11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 17)
Pujas & observances
- Buddha Purnima
This month
Day 1 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.