Joishtho

Joishtho
Boys playing in a pond on a hot day
Joishtho is one of the hottest months of the year in Bangladesh and Bengal
Native nameজ্যৈষ্ঠ (Bengali)
CalendarBengali calendar
Month number2
Number of days
  • 31 (Bangladesh);
  • 31/32 (India)
SeasonGrishsho (Summer)
Gregorian equivalentMay-June
← Boishakh
Asharh →

Joishtho (Bengali: জ্যৈষ্ঠ, romanized: Jyôishţhô or Bengali: জৈষ্ঠ্য, romanized: Jôishţhyô, colloquially জেঠ Jeţh or জৈঠ Joiţh) is the second month and the last month of summer in the Bengali calendar. This month lasts from 15/16 May to 14/15 June.

Etymology

The name of the month is derived from the star Jyestha, which is the 18th nakshatra or lunar mansion in Hindu astronomy and Vedic astrology associated with the string of the constellation Scorpii. It is the constellation visible on the meridian at midnight from the Indian sub-continent during this month.

Observances marked (per official use in Bangladesh)

References

  1. 1 2 Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir, eds. (2012). "Bangabda". Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 31 October 2026.
  2. ↑ Azad, Zakir (30 August 2008). "The Mohua Tree Stands Through Time". Star Insight. Archived from the original on 2022-06-09. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  3. ↑ Abhyankar, K. D. (March 2002). Astrophysics: Stars and Galaxies. Universities Press. p. 510. ISBN 978-81-7371-381-1. Retrieved 28 August 2020.