Bengali Panjika — Friday, May 16, 2036

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

1 Joishtha 1443

Friday, May 16, 2036

Bangla Academy date
2 Joishtha 1443
Hijri date
18 Rabi' al-Awwal 1458
Eras
Shakabda 1958 · Samvat 2093

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

6:37 PM

Dhaka sunrise

5:16 AM

Dhaka sunset

6:34 PM

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

Tithi

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

Shashthi tithi

Ends night 8/59/38 (38/48/20 danda) · 8:59 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
Shashthinight 8/59/38 (38/48/20 danda)8:59 PM
Saptamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Uttara Ashadhaday 1/28/19 (20/0/3 danda)1:28 PM
Shravanaruns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Shuklalate night 5/15/25 (59/27/49 danda)5:15 AM (May 17)
Brahmaruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Garaday 7/58/18 (6/15/0 danda)7:58 AM
Vanijanight 8/59/38 (38/48/20 danda)8:59 PM
Vishtiruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Makara rashi, Vaishya varna (or Shudra varna), Manushya gana
Yogini
West, from 8:59 PM North-west
Shraddha tithi
Shashthi — ekoddishta; Shashthi — 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
6:20 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
6:37 PM – 8:13 PM
Nishita
11:38 PM – 12:26 AM (May 17)

Pujas & observances

No major puja or vrata today.

This month

Day 1 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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