Bengali Panjika — Friday, May 20, 2033

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

5 Joishtha 1440

Friday, May 20, 2033

Bangla Academy date
6 Joishtha 1440
Hijri date
20 Safar 1455
Eras
Shakabda 1955 · Samvat 2090

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

6:39 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:14 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:36 PM

Day length: 13 h 13 min · Night length: 10 h 47 min

Tithi

Amanta month: Vaishakha · Purnimanta month: Jyeshtha · Krishna paksha

Shashthi tithi

Ends day 1/15/20 (19/31/14 danda) · 1:15 PM, then Saptami

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
Shashthiday 1/15/20 (19/31/14 danda)1:15 PM
Saptamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shravanalate night 12/1/6 (46/25/38 danda)12:01 AM (May 21)
Dhanishtaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shukladay 9/46/6 (10/48/9 danda)9:46 AM
Brahmaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Vanijaday 1/15/20 (19/31/14 danda)1:15 PM
Vishtilate night 12/20/33 (47/14/17 danda)12:20 AM (May 21)
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Deva gana
Yogini
West, from 1:15 PM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Shashthi, Saptami — ekoddishta; Saptami — 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
6:19 AM – 7:12 AM, 9:51 AM – 10:43 AM
Amrita yoga
12:29 PM – 3:08 PM
Kutapa
11:36 AM – 12:29 PM
Pradosha
6:39 PM – 8:15 PM
Nishita
11:39 PM – 12:27 AM (May 21)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 5 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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