Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, May 18, 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
3 Joishtha 1429
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Joishtha 1429
- Hijri date
- 16 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
5:27 AM
Almanac sunset
6:38 PM
Dhaka sunrise
5:15 AM
Dhaka sunset
6:35 PM
Day length: 13 h 11 min · Night length: 10 h 49 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Jyeshtha · Krishna paksha
Dwitiya tithi
Ends day 6/3/33 (1/29/36 danda) · 6:03 AM, then Tritiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwitiya | day 6/3/33 (1/29/36 danda) | 6:03 AM |
| Tritiya | late night 3/37/34 (55/24/37 danda) | 3:37 AM (May 19) |
| Chaturthi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Jyeshtha | day 11/33/18 (15/13/59 danda) | 11:33 AM |
| Mula | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddha | night 10/38/14 (42/56/19 danda) | 10:38 PM |
| Sadhya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 6/3/33 (1/29/35 danda) | 6:03 AM |
| Vanija | day 4/51/6 (28/28/29 danda) | 4:51 PM |
| Vishti | late night 3/37/34 (55/24/37 danda) | 3:37 AM (May 19) |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrischika rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Dhanu at 11:33 AM
- Yogini
- North, from 6:03 AM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — 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
- 8:45 AM – 10:24 AM
- Barabela
- 12:03 PM – 1:41 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- none today
- Amrita yoga
- 8:05 AM – 11:36 AM, 2:14 PM – 5:45 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:38 PM – 8:14 PM
- Nishita
- 11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 19)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 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.