Bengali Panjika — Monday, May 18, 2026
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
3 Joishtha 1433
Monday, May 18, 2026
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Joishtha 1433
- Hijri date
- 30 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1447
- Eras
- Shakabda 1948 · Samvat 2083
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
5:27 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 49 min
Tithi
Amanta month: Adhika Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Adhika Jyeshtha · Shukla paksha
Dwitiya tithi
Ends night 9/32/50 (40/12/55 danda) · 9:32 PM, then Tritiya
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dwitiya | night 9/32/50 (40/12/55 danda) | 9:32 PM |
| Tritiya | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Rohini | day 2/53/12 (23/33/49 danda) | 2:53 PM |
| Mrigashira | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Sukarman | late night 1/47/49 (50/50/22 danda) | 1:47 AM (May 19) |
| Dhriti | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Balava | day 10/46/52 (13/17/59 danda) | 10:46 AM |
| Kaulava | night 9/32/50 (40/12/55 danda) | 9:32 PM |
| Taitila | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana; moon enters Mithuna at 2:02 AM (May 19)
- Yogini
- North, from 9:32 PM South-east
- Shraddha tithi
- Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya — 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
- 7:06 AM – 8:45 AM
- Barabela
- 3:20 PM – 4:59 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 4:00 AM (May 19) – 4:44 AM (May 19)
- Amrita yoga
- 8:58 AM – 10:43 AM
- 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 3 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.