Bengali Panjika — Friday, May 23, 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

8 Joishtha 1438

Friday, May 23, 2031

Bangla Academy date
9 Joishtha 1438
Hijri date
30 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

5:26 AM

Almanac sunset

6:40 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:13 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:37 PM

Day length: 13 h 15 min · Night length: 10 h 45 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Jyeshtha · Purnimanta month: Jyeshtha · Shukla paksha

Dwitiya tithi

Ends day 3/25/17 (24/58/9 danda) · 3:25 PM, then Tritiya

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
Dwitiyaday 3/25/17 (24/58/9 danda)3:25 PM
Tritiyaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Mrigashiralate night 1/31/36 (50/13/56 danda)1:31 AM (May 24)
Ardraruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhritilate night 5/14/57 (59/32/19 danda)5:14 AM (May 24)
Shularuns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Kaulavaday 3/25/17 (24/58/8 danda)3:25 PM
Taitilalate night 4/22/16 (57/20/36 danda)4:22 AM (May 24)
Gararuns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana; moon enters Mithuna at 12:17 PM
Yogini
North, from 3:25 PM South-east
Shraddha tithi
Dwitiya — ekoddishta; Dwitiya, 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
10:24 AM – 12:03 PM
Barabela
8:44 AM – 10:24 AM
Mahendra yoga
6:19 AM – 7:11 AM, 9:50 AM – 10:43 AM
Amrita yoga
12:29 PM – 3:08 PM
Kutapa
11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
Pradosha
6:40 PM – 8:16 PM
Nishita
11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (May 24)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 8 of 32 in Joishtha

Month runs: May 16 Jun 16

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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