Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, May 19, 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

4 Joishtha 1433

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Bangla Academy date
5 Joishtha 1433
Hijri date
1 Dhu al-Hijjah 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

5:14 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:35 PM

Day length: 13 h 12 min · Night length: 10 h 48 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Adhika Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Adhika Jyeshtha · Shukla paksha

Tritiya tithi

Ends night 7/5/53 (34/6/29 danda) · 7:05 PM, then Chaturthi

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
Tritiyanight 7/5/53 (34/6/29 danda)7:05 PM
Chaturthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Mrigashiraday 1/13/0 (19/24/18 danda)1:13 PM
Ardraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhritinight 10/44/42 (43/13/32 danda)10:44 PM
Shularuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 8/19/5 (7/9/29 danda)8:19 AM
Garanight 7/5/53 (34/6/29 danda)7:05 PM
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana
Yogini
South-east, from 7:05 PM South-west
Shraddha tithi
Tritiya — ekoddishta; Tritiya — 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
7:06 AM – 8:45 AM
Mahendra yoga
3:07 PM – 4:00 PM, 4:53 PM – 5:46 PM
Amrita yoga
5:27 AM – 8:05 AM, 9:51 AM – 12:29 PM, 4:00 PM – 4:53 PM
Kutapa
11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
Pradosha
6:38 PM – 8:14 PM
Nishita
11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 20)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 4 of 31 in Joishtha

Month runs: May 16 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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