Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, May 22, 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

8 Joishtha 1431

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Bangla Academy date
8 Joishtha 1431
Hijri date
13 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

6:40 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:13 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:37 PM

Day length: 13 h 15 min · Night length: 10 h 45 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Shukla paksha

Chaturdashi tithi

Ends day 6/36/53 (32/56/59 danda) · 6:36 PM, then Purnima

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
Chaturdashiday 6/36/53 (32/56/59 danda)6:36 PM
Purnimaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Swatiday 7/58/0 (6/19/47 danda)7:58 AM
Vishakharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Variyanaday 1/9/46 (19/19/11 danda)1:09 PM
Parigharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 6/4/44 (1/36/38 danda)6:04 AM
Vanijaday 6/36/53 (32/56/59 danda)6:36 PM
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Deva gana; moon enters Vrischika at 3:10 AM (May 23)
Yogini
West, from 6:36 PM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Chaturdashi — ekoddishta

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
8:44 AM – 10:24 AM
Barabela
12:03 PM – 1:42 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
8:04 AM – 11:36 AM, 2:15 PM – 5:47 PM
Kutapa
11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
Pradosha
6:40 PM – 8:16 PM
Nishita
11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (May 23)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 of 32 in Joishtha

Month runs: May 15 Jun 15

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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