Bengali Panjika — Sunday, May 18, 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

3 Joishtha 1443

Sunday, May 18, 2036

Bangla Academy date
4 Joishtha 1443
Hijri date
20 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

5:27 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 48 min

Tithi

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

Ashtami tithi

Ends late night 12/50/38 (48/27/52 danda) · 12:50 AM (May 19), then Navami

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
Ashtamilate night 12/50/38 (48/27/52 danda)12:50 AM (May 19)
Navamiruns the whole day

Nakshatra

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Dhanishtaday 6/34/32 (32/47/39 danda)6:34 PM
Shatabhisharuns the whole day

Yoga

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Brahmaday 5/51/51 (1/0/56 danda)5:51 AM
Indraruns the whole day

Karana

NameEnds (danda)Clock
Balavaday 11/57/32 (16/15/7 danda)11:57 AM
Kaulavalate night 12/50/38 (48/27/52 danda)12:50 AM (May 19)
Taitilaruns the whole day

For births, journeys & rites

Born today
Kumbha rashi, Shudra varna (or Vaishya varna), Rakshasa gana
Yogini
North-east, from 12:50 AM (May 19) East
Shraddha tithi
Ashtami — ekoddishta; Ashtami — 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 – 1:42 PM
Barabela
10:24 AM – 12:03 PM
Mahendra yoga
4:53 PM – 5:46 PM
Amrita yoga
7:12 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)

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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