Bengali Panjika — Sunday, May 18, 2031
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 1438
Sunday, May 18, 2031
- Bangla Academy date
- 4 Joishtha 1438
- Hijri date
- 25 Muharram 1453
- Eras
- Shakabda 1953 · Samvat 2088
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: Jyeshtha · Krishna paksha
Dwadashi tithi
Ends day 11/9/48 (14/15/0 danda) · 11:09 AM, then Trayodashi
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
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Dwadashi | day 11/9/48 (14/15/0 danda) | 11:09 AM |
| Trayodashi | runs the whole day | — |
Nakshatra
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Revati | day 5/21/33 (29/44/24 danda) | 5:21 PM |
| Ashwini | runs the whole day | — |
Yoga
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Priti | day 6/48/29 (3/21/44 danda) | 6:48 AM |
| Ayushman | runs the whole day | — |
Karana
| Name | Ends (danda) | Clock |
|---|---|---|
| Taitila | day 11/9/48 (14/15/0 danda) | 11:09 AM |
| Gara | night 11/2/31 (43/56/49 danda) | 11:02 PM |
| Vanija | runs the whole day | — |
For births, journeys & rites
- Born today
- Meena rashi, Brahmin varna, Deva gana; moon enters Mesha at 5:21 PM
- Yogini
- South-west, from 11:09 AM South
- Shraddha tithi
- Trayodashi — ekoddishta; Trayodashi — 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
- 12:03 PM – 1:41 PM
- Barabela
- 10:24 AM – 12:03 PM
- Mahendra yoga
- 4:52 PM – 5:45 PM
- Amrita yoga
- 7:13 AM – 9:51 AM, 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)
Ekadashi fast & পারণ
Fasting day by school and the window for breaking the fast next morning.
Apara Ekadashi
- Smarta
- Fast on May 17 · Break the fast today 5:27 AM – 9:51 AM
- Goswami (Gaudiya)
- Fast on May 17 · Break the fast today 5:27 AM – 9:51 AM
- Nimbarka
- Fast on May 17 · Break the fast today 5:27 AM – 9:51 AM
Ekadashi at sunrise
Pujas & observances
No major puja or vrata today.
This month
Day 3 of 32 in Joishtha
Month runs: May 16 – Jun 16
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.