Bengali Panjika — Monday, May 20, 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
6 Joishtha 1431
Monday, May 20, 2024
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Joishtha 1431
- Hijri date
- 11 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
5:26 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: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Shukla paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends day 3/51/7 (26/0/54 danda) · 3:51 PM, then Trayodashi
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | day 3/51/7 (26/0/54 danda) | 3:51 PM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Chitra | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Siddhi | day 12/48/0 (18/23/7 danda) | 12:48 PM |
| Vyatipata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 3/51/7 (26/0/54 danda) | 3:51 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 4/41/10 (58/6/1 danda) | 4:41 AM (May 21) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kanya rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Tula at 4:50 PM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 3:51 PM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwadashi — ekoddishta; Dwadashi, Trayodashi — 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
- 7:05 AM – 8:44 AM
- Barabela
- 3:21 PM – 5:00 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 4:00 AM (May 21) – 4:43 AM (May 21)
- Amrita yoga
- 8:58 AM – 10:43 AM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:39 PM – 8:15 PM
- Nishita
- 11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (May 21)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Mohini Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on May 19 · Break the fast today 5:26 AM – 9:51 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on May 19 · Break the fast today 5:26 AM – 9:51 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on May 19 · Break the fast today 5:26 AM – 9:51 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 6 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.