Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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
5 Joishtha 1432
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Bangla Academy date
- 6 Joishtha 1432
- Hijri date
- 21 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1446
- Eras
- Shakabda 1947 · Samvat 2082
The Bangla Academy calendar used in Bangladesh fixes month lengths by rule, so its date runs one or two days ahead of the sankranti-based traditional date.
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: Jyeshtha · Krishna paksha
Ashtami tithi
Ends late night 12/44/29 (48/14/8 danda) · 12:44 AM (May 21), 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 | late night 12/44/29 (48/14/8 danda) | 12:44 AM (May 21) |
| Navami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhanishta | day 4/5/18 (26/36/13 danda) | 4:05 PM |
| Shatabhisha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Indra | night 11/51/0 (46/0/28 danda) | 11:51 PM |
| Vaidhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 1/25/43 (19/57/14 danda) | 1:25 PM |
| Kaulava | late night 12/44/29 (48/14/9 danda) | 12:44 AM (May 21) |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
- Yogini
- North-east, from 12:44 AM (May 21) 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
- 1:42 PM – 3:21 PM
- Barabela
- 7:05 AM – 8:44 AM
- Mahendra yoga
- 3:08 PM – 4:00 PM, 4:53 PM – 5:46 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 5:26 AM – 8:05 AM, 9:51 AM – 12:29 PM, 4:00 PM – 4:53 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:39 PM – 8:15 PM
- Nishita
- 11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (May 21)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 5 of 31 in Joishtha
Month runs: May 16 – 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.