Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, May 17, 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
2 Joishtha 1430
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 3 Joishtha 1430
- Hijri date
- 26 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
5:15 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
Trayodashi tithi
Ends night 10/46/38 (43/16/3 danda) · 10:46 PM, then Chaturdashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trayodashi | night 10/46/38 (43/16/3 danda) | 10:46 PM |
| Chaturdashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Revati | day 8/23/26 (7/18/2 danda) | 8:23 AM |
| Ashwini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ayushman | night 10/9/41 (41/43/39 danda) | 10:09 PM |
| Saubhagya | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 11/25/17 (14/52/41 danda) | 11:25 AM |
| Vanija | night 10/46/38 (43/16/3 danda) | 10:46 PM |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 8:23 AM
- Yogini
- South, from 10:46 PM West
- Shraddha tithi
- Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
- 8:06 AM – 11:36 AM, 2:14 PM – 5:45 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:37 PM – 8:13 PM
- Nishita
- 11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 18)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Apara Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on May 15 · পারণ on May 16, 7:28 AM – 9:51 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on May 16 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise; break the fast after sunrise, within 9:51 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on May 16 · Dwadashi ended before sunrise; break the fast after sunrise, within 9:51 AM
Dashami touched the pre-dawn hours, so the Dwadashi day
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 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.