Bengali Panjika — Saturday, May 23, 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
8 Joishtha 1433
Saturday, May 23, 2026
- Bangla Academy date
- 9 Joishtha 1433
- Hijri date
- 5 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
5:25 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: Adhika Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Adhika Jyeshtha · Shukla paksha
Saptami tithi
Ends day 10/55/45 (13/44/33 danda) · 10:55 AM, then Ashtami
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Saptami | day 10/55/45 (13/44/33 danda) | 10:55 AM |
| Ashtami | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Ashlesha | day 8/0/0 (6/25/12 danda) | 8:00 AM |
| Magha | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dhruva | day 11/58/20 (16/21/2 danda) | 11:58 AM |
| Vyaghata | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Vanija | day 10/55/44 (13/44/33 danda) | 10:55 AM |
| Vishti | night 10/14/24 (42/1/12 danda) | 10:14 PM |
| Bava | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Karkata rashi, Brahmin varna, Rakshasa gana; moon enters Simha at 8:00 AM
- Yogini
- North-west, from 10:55 AM North-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
- 5:25 AM – 7:05 AM, 5:01 PM – 6:40 PM
- Barabela
- 1:42 PM – 3:22 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 5:25 AM – 6:18 AM, 9:50 AM – 12:29 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 4:01 PM – 6:40 PM
- Kutapa
- 11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
- Pradosha
- 6:40 PM – 8:16 PM
- Nishita
- 11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (May 24)
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 8 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.