Bengali Panjika — Thursday, May 18, 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
3 Joishtha 1430
Thursday, May 18, 2023
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Joishtha 1430
- Hijri date
- 27 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
5:27 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
Chaturdashi tithi
Ends night 9/48/36 (40/51/59 danda) · 9:48 PM, then Amavasya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chaturdashi | night 9/48/36 (40/51/59 danda) | 9:48 PM |
| Amavasya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwini | day 7/54/14 (6/6/5 danda) | 7:54 AM |
| Bharani | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Saubhagya | night 8/19/52 (37/10/9 danda) | 8:19 PM |
| Shobhana | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vishti | day 10/14/14 (11/56/5 danda) | 10:14 AM |
| Shakuni | night 9/48/36 (40/51/59 danda) | 9:48 PM |
| Chatushpada | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Mesha rashi, Kshatriya varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana
- Yogini
- West, from 9:48 PM North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Chaturdashi — ekoddishta; Chaturdashi — 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
- 3:20 PM – 4:59 PM
- Barabela
- 4:59 PM – 6:38 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:27 AM – 6:20 AM, 9:51 AM – 11:36 AM
- Amrita yoga
- 4:00 PM – 6:38 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
- Phalaharini Kali Puja
- Nishita (midnight): 11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 19)
This month
Day 3 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.