Bengali Panjika — Thursday, May 16, 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
2 Joishtha 1431
Thursday, May 16, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 2 Joishtha 1431
- Hijri date
- 7 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 50 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Shukla paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends day 8/7/59 (6/39/11 danda) · 8:07 AM, then Navami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ashtami | day 8/7/59 (6/39/11 danda) | 8:07 AM |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Magha | night 7/56/58 (36/11/36 danda) | 7:56 PM |
| Purva Phalguni | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhruva | day 10/30/8 (12/34/31 danda) | 10:30 AM |
| Vyaghata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Bava | day 8/8/0 (6/39/11 danda) | 8:08 AM |
| Balava | night 9/0/21 (38/50/6 danda) | 9:00 PM |
| Kaulava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Simha rashi, Kshatriya varna, Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 8:07 AM East
- Shraddha tithi
- Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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 – 6:37 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:28 AM – 6:20 AM, 9:51 AM – 11:36 AM
- Amrita yoga
- 3:59 PM – 6:37 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:37 PM – 8:13 PM
- Nishita
- 11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 17)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 2 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.