Bengali Panjika — Tuesday, May 16, 2028

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

2 Joishtha 1435

Tuesday, May 16, 2028

Bangla Academy date
2 Joishtha 1435
Hijri date
20 Dhu al-Hijjah 1449
Eras
Shakabda 1950 · Samvat 2085

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

5:28 AM

Almanac sunset

6:37 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:16 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:34 PM

Day length: 13 h 9 min · Night length: 10 h 50 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Jyeshtha · Krishna paksha

Ashtami tithi

runs the whole day

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
Ashtamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhanishtalate night 2/35/42 (52/48/29 danda)2:35 AM (May 17)
Shatabhisharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Brahmaday 4/39/37 (27/58/18 danda)4:39 PM
Indraruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 4/37/49 (27/53/47 danda)4:37 PM
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Kumbha at 1:20 PM
Yogini
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
1:41 PM – 3:20 PM
Barabela
7:06 AM – 8:45 AM
Mahendra yoga
3:07 PM – 3:59 PM, 4:52 PM – 5:45 PM
Amrita yoga
5:28 AM – 8:06 AM, 9:51 AM – 12:29 PM, 3:59 PM – 4:52 PM
Kutapa
11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
Pradosha
6:37 PM – 8:13 PM
Nishita
11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 17)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 2 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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