Bengali Panjika — Wednesday, May 16, 2029

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

1 Joishtha 1436

Wednesday, May 16, 2029

Bangla Academy date
2 Joishtha 1436
Hijri date
2 Muharram 1451
Eras
Shakabda 1951 · Samvat 2086

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

5:28 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: Vaishakha · Shukla paksha

Tritiya tithi

Ends night 10/4/44 (41/30/50 danda) · 10:04 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 10/4/44 (41/30/50 danda)10:04 PM
Chaturthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Mrigashiranight 8/16/58 (37/1/24 danda)8:16 PM
Ardraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Sukarmanday 11/45/22 (15/42/24 danda)11:45 AM
Dhritiruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Taitiladay 9/55/12 (11/6/59 danda)9:55 AM
Garanight 10/4/44 (41/30/50 danda)10:04 PM
Vanijaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Mithuna at 7:45 AM
Yogini
South-east, from 10:04 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
8:45 AM – 10:24 AM
Barabela
12:03 PM – 1:41 PM
Mahendra yoga
none today
Amrita yoga
8:06 AM – 11:36 AM, 2:14 PM – 5:45 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

  • Akshaya Tritiya
    • Puja at midday: 10:44 AM – 1:21 PM

This month

Day 1 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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