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Bengali calendar May 2026

The Bengali calendar (Bangabda) is a solar calendar. Its year begins with Boishakh in mid-April, on Pohela Boishakh.

Bengali calendar, May 2026

Months: Boishakh (বৈশাখ) · Jyoishtho (জ্যৈষ্ঠ)
Bangabda: 1433

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

1FridayBoishakh 17

Purnima until 10:54 pm → K Pratipada

Swati

Tula

5:04 am · 6:03 pm

Purnima

2Saturday18

K Pratipada until 12:51 am → K Dwitiya

Vishakha

Tula → Vrishchika 12:31 am

5:04 am · 6:04 pm

3Sunday19

K Dwitiya until 3:03 am → K Tritiya

Vishakha

Vrishchika

5:03 am · 6:04 pm

4Monday20

K Tritiya

Anuradha

Vrishchika

5:02 am · 6:05 pm

5Tuesday21

K Tritiya until 5:25 am → K Chaturthi

Jyeshtha

Vrishchika → Dhanu 12:55 pm

5:02 am · 6:05 pm

6Wednesday22

K Chaturthi until 7:52 am → K Panchami

Mula

Dhanu

5:01 am · 6:05 pm

7Thursday23

K Panchami until 10:15 am → K Shashthi

Purva Ashadha

Dhanu → Makara 1:27 am

5:01 am · 6:06 pm

8Friday24

K Shashthi until 12:23 pm → K Saptami

Uttara Ashadha

Makara

5:00 am · 6:06 pm

9Saturday25

K Saptami until 2:04 pm → K Ashtami

Shravana

Makara

4:59 am · 6:07 pm

10Sunday26

K Ashtami until 3:07 pm → K Navami

Dhanishta

Makara → Kumbha 12:14 pm

4:59 am · 6:07 pm

11Monday27

K Navami until 3:25 pm → K Dashami

Shatabhisha

Kumbha

4:58 am · 6:08 pm

12Tuesday28

K Dashami until 2:53 pm → K Ekadashi

Purva Bhadrapada

Kumbha → Meena 7:26 pm

4:58 am · 6:08 pm

13Wednesday29

K Ekadashi until 1:31 pm → K Dwadashi

Uttara Bhadrapada

Meena

4:57 am · 6:09 pm

Ekadashi

14Thursday30

K Dwadashi until 11:21 am → K Trayodashi

Revati

Meena → Mesha 10:35 pm

4:57 am · 6:09 pm

15Friday31

K Trayodashi until 8:32 am → K Chaturdashi

Ashwini

Mesha

4:56 am · 6:10 pm

Sankranti

16SaturdayJyoishtho 1

K Chaturdashi until 5:12 am → Amavasya until 1:31 am → S Pratipada

Bharani

Mesha → Vrishabha 10:48 pm

4:56 am · 6:10 pm

17Sunday2

S Pratipada until 9:42 pm → S Dwitiya

Krittika

Vrishabha

4:56 am · 6:10 pm

18Monday3

S Dwitiya until 5:54 pm → S Tritiya

Rohini

Vrishabha → Mithuna 10:06 pm

4:55 am · 6:11 pm

19Tuesday4

S Tritiya until 2:19 pm → S Chaturthi

Mrigashira

Mithuna

4:55 am · 6:11 pm

20Wednesday5

S Chaturthi until 11:08 am → S Panchami

Ardra

Mithuna → Karka 10:39 pm

4:55 am · 6:12 pm

21Thursday6

S Panchami until 8:28 am → S Shashthi

Pushya

Karka

4:54 am · 6:12 pm

22Friday7

S Shashthi until 6:25 am → S Saptami

Ashlesha

Karka → Simha 2:09 am

4:54 am · 6:13 pm

23Saturday8

S Saptami until 5:05 am → S Ashtami until 4:28 am → S Navami

Magha

Simha

4:54 am · 6:13 pm

24Sunday9

S Navami until 4:32 am → S Dashami

Purva Phalguni

Simha

4:53 am · 6:14 pm

25Monday10

S Dashami

Uttara Phalguni

Simha → Kanya 9:08 am

4:53 am · 6:14 pm

26Tuesday11

S Dashami until 5:12 am → S Ekadashi

Hasta

Kanya

4:53 am · 6:15 pm

27Wednesday12

S Ekadashi until 6:23 am → S Dwadashi

Hasta

Kanya → Tula 7:01 pm

4:53 am · 6:15 pm

Ekadashi

28Thursday13

S Dwadashi until 7:58 am → S Trayodashi

Chitra

Tula

4:52 am · 6:15 pm

29Friday14

S Trayodashi until 9:52 am → S Chaturdashi

Swati

Tula

4:52 am · 6:16 pm

30Saturday15

S Chaturdashi until 11:59 am → Purnima

Vishakha

Tula → Vrishchika 6:39 am

4:52 am · 6:16 pm

31Sunday16

Purnima until 2:16 pm → K Pratipada

Anuradha

Vrishchika

4:52 am · 6:17 pm

Purnima

S = Shukla paksha, K = Krishna paksha. The tithi is the one at sunrise, with the time it ends when it changes before the next sunrise. ☆ nakshatra, ☾ Moon sign, ☼ sunrise and sunset, for Kolkata, in IST.

Days to note in May 2026

Date	Month	What
1 May, Fri	Boishakh 17	Purnima
13 May, Wed	Boishakh 29	Krishna Ekadashi
15 May, Fri	Boishakh 31	Vrishabha Sankranti, 6:27 am
27 May, Wed	Jyoishtho 12	Shukla Ekadashi
31 May, Sun	Jyoishtho 16	Purnima

How the Bengali calendar works

In West Bengal a month begins on the day after the Sankranti, the day the Sun enters a new sign, so months have 29 to 32 days. Festivals such as Durga Puja and Kali Puja follow the tithi.

Pohela Boishakh is 1 Boishakh, the day after the Sun enters Mesha (Aries), in mid-April.

#	Month	Bengali	Sun in
1	Boishakh	বৈশাখ	Mesha
2	Jyoishtho	জ্যৈষ্ঠ	Vrishabha
3	Asharh	আষাঢ়	Mithuna
4	Shrabon	শ্রাবণ	Karka
5	Bhadro	ভাদ্র	Simha
6	Ashwin	আশ্বিন	Kanya
7	Kartik	কার্তিক	Tula
8	Ogrohayon	অগ্রহায়ণ	Vrishchika
9	Poush	পৌষ	Dhanu
10	Magh	মাঘ	Makara
11	Falgun	ফাল্গুন	Kumbha
12	Choitro	চৈত্র	Meena

Other regional calendars

For the full day (yoga, karana, Rahu kaal) see today's panchang, and the full lists of Amavasya, Purnima and eclipse dates.