Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, May 16, 2023
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 1430
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Joishtha 1430
- Hijri date
- 25 Shawwal 1444
- Eras
- Shakabda 1945 · Samvat 2080
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: Jyeshtha · Krishna paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends late night 12/9/40 (46/42/34 danda) · 12:09 AM (May 17), then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | late night 12/9/40 (46/42/34 danda) | 12:09 AM (May 17) |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Bhadrapada | day 9/15/18 (9/26/38 danda) | 9:15 AM |
| Revati | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Priti | late night 12/19/45 (47/7/46 danda) | 12:19 AM (May 17) |
| Ayushman | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Kaulava | day 12/59/47 (18/47/50 danda) | 12:59 PM |
| Taitila | late night 12/9/40 (46/42/34 danda) | 12:09 AM (May 17) |
| Gara | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Manushya gana
- Yogini
- South-west, from 12:09 AM (May 17) South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi — 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
- 7:07 AM – 8:45 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:07 PM – 3:59 PM, 4:52 PM – 5:44 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:28 AM – 8:06 AM, 9:51 AM – 12:29 PM, 3:59 PM – 4:52 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:37 PM – 8:13 PM
- Nishita
- 11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 17)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Apara Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on May 15 · Break the fast today 7:28 AM – 9:51 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast today · পারণ on May 17, 5:28 AM – 9:51 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast today · পারণ on May 17, 5:28 AM – 9:51 AM
Dashami touched the pre-dawn hours, so the Dwadashi day
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 32 in Joishtha
Month runs: May 16 – Jun 16
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.