Bengali Panjika — Thursday, May 18, 2034

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 1441

Thursday, May 18, 2034

Bangla Academy date
4 Joishtha 1441
Hijri date
28 Safar 1456
Eras
Shakabda 1956 · Samvat 2091
Amavasya

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

Amavasya tithi

Ends day 9/24/4 (9/50/55 danda) · 9:24 AM, 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
Amavasyaday 9/24/4 (9/50/55 danda)9:24 AM
Prathamaruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Krittikanight 9/33/13 (40/13/49 danda)9:33 PM
Rohiniruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shobhanaday 11/12/19 (14/21/33 danda)11:12 AM
Atigandaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Nagaday 9/24/4 (9/50/55 danda)9:24 AM
Kimstughnanight 8/11/38 (36/49/50 danda)8:11 PM
Bavaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Vrisha rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
North-east, from 9:24 AM East
Shraddha tithi
Prathama — ekoddishta; Prathama — 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
3:20 PM – 4:59 PM
Barabela
4:59 PM – 6:38 PM
Mahendra yoga
5:27 AM – 6:20 AM, 9:51 AM – 11:36 AM
Amrita yoga
4:00 PM – 6:38 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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