Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, May 15, 2024
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 1431
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 1 Joishtha 1431
- Hijri date
- 6 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1445
- Eras
- Shakabda 1946 · Samvat 2081
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: Vaishakha · Shukla paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends day 6/39/20 (2/56/26 danda) · 6:39 AM, then Ashtami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saptami | day 6/39/20 (2/56/26 danda) | 6:39 AM |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlesha | day 5/42/1 (30/33/9 danda) | 5:42 PM |
| Magha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vriddhi | day 10/15/56 (11/57/58 danda) | 10:15 AM |
| Dhruva | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 6/39/20 (2/56/26 danda) | 6:39 AM |
| Vishti | night 7/20/38 (34/39/42 danda) | 7:20 PM |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Simha at 5:42 PM
- Yogini
- North-west, from 6:39 AM North-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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 – 5:44 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:37 PM – 8:13 PM
- Nishita
- 11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 16)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 1 of 32 in Joishtha
Month runs: May 15 – 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.