Bengali Panjika — Saturday, May 18, 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
4 Joishtha 1431
Saturday, May 18, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Joishtha 1431
- Hijri date
- 9 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
5:27 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 48 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Shukla paksha
Dashami tithi
Ends day 11/56/50 (16/13/21 danda) · 11:56 AM, then Ekadashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dashami | day 11/56/50 (16/13/21 danda) | 11:56 AM |
| Ekadashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Uttara Phalguni | late night 1/4/43 (49/3/2 danda) | 1:04 AM (May 19) |
| Hasta | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Harshana | day 11/36/28 (15/22/26 danda) | 11:36 AM |
| Vajra | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Gara | day 11/56/50 (16/13/21 danda) | 11:56 AM |
| Vanija | late night 12/58/15 (48/46/52 danda) | 12:58 AM (May 19) |
| Vishti | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
- Yogini
- North, from 11:56 AM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dashami, Ekadashi — ekoddishta; Ekadashi — 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
- 5:27 AM – 7:06 AM, 4:59 PM – 6:38 PM
- Barabela
- 1:42 PM – 3:20 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:27 AM – 6:20 AM, 9:51 AM – 12:29 PM
- 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
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 4 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.