Bengali Panjika — Friday, May 18, 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

3 Joishtha 1436

Friday, May 18, 2029

Bangla Academy date
4 Joishtha 1436
Hijri date
4 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

5:27 AM

Almanac sunset

6:38 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:15 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:35 PM

Day length: 13 h 11 min · Night length: 10 h 49 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Vaishakha · Shukla paksha

Panchami tithi

Ends night 9/28/16 (40/1/43 danda) · 9:28 PM, then Shashthi

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
Panchaminight 9/28/16 (40/1/43 danda)9:28 PM
Shashthiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Punarvasunight 9/7/43 (39/10/20 danda)9:07 PM
Pushyaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shuladay 9/37/5 (10/23/45 danda)9:37 AM
Gandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Bavaday 9/48/48 (10/53/2 danda)9:48 AM
Balavanight 9/28/16 (40/1/43 danda)9:28 PM
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Mithuna rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Deva gana; moon enters Karkata at 3:07 PM
Yogini
South, from 9:28 PM West
Shraddha tithi
Panchami — ekoddishta; Panchami — 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
10:24 AM – 12:03 PM
Barabela
8:45 AM – 10:24 AM
Mahendra yoga
6:20 AM – 7:13 AM, 9:51 AM – 10:44 AM
Amrita yoga
12:29 PM – 3:07 PM
Kutapa
11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
Pradosha
6:38 PM – 8:14 PM
Nishita
11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 19)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 3 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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