Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, May 17, 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

3 Joishtha 1435

Wednesday, May 17, 2028

Bangla Academy date
3 Joishtha 1435
Hijri date
21 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

5:27 AM

Almanac sunset

6:38 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:15 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:35 PM

Day length: 13 h 10 min · Night length: 10 h 49 min

Tithi

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

Ashtami tithi

Ends day 5/36/30 (0/21/34 danda) · 5:36 AM, 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

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Ashtamiday 5/36/30 (0/21/34 danda)5:36 AM
Navamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shatabhishalate night 5/12/34 (59/21/43 danda)5:12 AM (May 18)
Purva Bhadrapadaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Indraday 5/16/13 (29/30/50 danda)5:16 PM
Vaidhritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 5/36/30 (0/21/34 danda)5:36 AM
Taitiladay 6/37/11 (32/53/16 danda)6:37 PM
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
North-east, from 5:36 AM East
Shraddha tithi
Navami — ekoddishta; Navami — 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
8:45 AM – 10:24 AM
Barabela
12:03 PM – 1:41 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
8:05 AM – 11:36 AM, 2:14 PM – 5:45 PM
Kutapa
11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
Pradosha
6:38 PM – 8:14 PM
Nishita
11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 18)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 3 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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