Bengali Panjika — Sunday, May 21, 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

6 Joishtha 1430

Sunday, May 21, 2023

Bangla Academy date
7 Joishtha 1430
Hijri date
30 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

5:26 AM

Almanac sunset

6:39 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:14 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:36 PM

Day length: 13 h 13 min · Night length: 10 h 47 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Jyeshtha · Shukla paksha

Dwitiya tithi

Ends night 9/49/6 (40/56/4 danda) · 9:49 PM, 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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dwitiyanight 9/49/6 (40/56/4 danda)9:49 PM
Tritiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Rohiniday 9/12/2 (9/23/24 danda)9:12 AM
Mrigashiraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Sukarmanday 5/9/25 (29/16/50 danda)5:09 PM
Dhritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 9/30/9 (10/8/41 danda)9:30 AM
Kaulavanight 9/49/6 (40/56/4 danda)9:49 PM
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Mithuna at 9:50 PM
Yogini
North, from 9:49 PM South-east
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
12:03 PM – 1:42 PM
Barabela
10:24 AM – 12:03 PM
Mahendra yoga
4:54 PM – 5:46 PM
Amrita yoga
7:12 AM – 9:51 AM, 12:29 PM – 3:08 PM
Kutapa
11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
Pradosha
6:39 PM – 8:15 PM
Nishita
11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (May 22)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 6 of 32 in Joishtha

Month runs: May 16 Jun 16

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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