Bengali Panjika — Friday, May 17, 2030

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 1437

Friday, May 17, 2030

Bangla Academy date
3 Joishtha 1437
Hijri date
13 Muharram 1452
Eras
Shakabda 1952 · Samvat 2087
Purnima

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

6:38 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:15 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:34 PM

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

Tithi

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

Purnima tithi

Ends day 5/56/4 (31/9/54 danda) · 5:56 PM, then Prathama

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
Purnimaday 5/56/4 (31/9/54 danda)5:56 PM
Prathamaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishakhanight 7/52/34 (36/1/9 danda)7:52 PM
Anuradharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Variyanaday 11/6/22 (14/5/39 danda)11:06 AM
Parigharuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vishtiday 7/9/13 (4/12/46 danda)7:09 AM
Bavaday 5/56/4 (31/9/54 danda)5:56 PM
Balavalate night 4/42/7 (58/5/2 danda)4:42 AM (May 18)
Kaulavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Tula rashi, Shudra varna (or Kshatriya varna), Rakshasa gana; moon enters Vrischika at 2:17 PM
Yogini
North-west, from 5:56 PM East
Shraddha tithi
Purnima — ekoddishta

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 18)

Pujas & observances

  • Buddha Purnima

This month

Day 2 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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