Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, May 17, 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

2 Joishtha 1429

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Bangla Academy date
3 Joishtha 1429
Hijri date
15 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

6:38 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:15 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:34 PM

Day length: 13 h 10 min · Night length: 10 h 50 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Jyeshtha · Krishna paksha

Prathama tithi

Ends day 8/22/35 (7/16/9 danda) · 8:22 AM, 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
Prathamaday 8/22/35 (7/16/9 danda)8:22 AM
Dwitiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Anuradhaday 1/7/8 (19/7/32 danda)1:07 PM
Jyeshtharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shivalate night 1/40/9 (50/30/4 danda)1:40 AM (May 18)
Siddharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 8/22/35 (7/16/10 danda)8:22 AM
Taitilanight 7/14/3 (34/24/50 danda)7:14 PM
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana
Yogini
East, from 8:22 AM North
Shraddha tithi
Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
1:41 PM – 3:20 PM
Barabela
7:06 AM – 8:45 AM
Mahendra yoga
3:07 PM – 4:00 PM, 4:52 PM – 5:45 PM
Amrita yoga
5:28 AM – 8:06 AM, 9:51 AM – 12:29 PM, 4:00 PM – 4:52 PM
Kutapa
11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
Pradosha
6:38 PM – 8:14 PM
Nishita
11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 18)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 2 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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