Nirjala Ekadashi 1945
The waterless fast — hardest and most meritorious of the 24 Ekadashis.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:08
- Sunset18:51
- Fasting window (tithi)1945-06-20 · 13:16 → 15:30
- Parana (tithi ends)15:30
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Nirjala Ekadashi puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaNirjala Ekadashi — Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Nirjala Ekadashi kept without water?
It falls in Jyeshtha, the hottest month, and giving up water when the body most needs it is the offering. Keeping this one waterless fast is said to give the merit of all twenty-four Ekadashis of the year.
Why is it called Bhima Ekadashi?
Because the sage Vyasa told Bhima, who could not fast on every Ekadashi, that he could keep this single day in place of them all — so it also carries his name, Bhimseni or Bhima Ekadashi.
When is the fast broken?
At dawn the next day, within the Dwadashi parana window, after a bath and dana. The parana should not be delayed past the window; the exact time depends on the tithi's end.
Other major festivals in 1945
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1945
- Vasant Panchami — 18 January 1945
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 February 1945
- Holika Dahan — 26 February 1945
- Holi — 29 March 1945
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 13 April 1945
- Ram Navami — 20 April 1945
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 1945
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 11 July 1945
- Guru Purnima — 25 July 1945
- Nag Panchami — 13 August 1945
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 1945
- Krishna Janmashtami — 29 August 1945
- Hartalika Teej — 9 September 1945
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 10 September 1945
- Anant Chaturdashi — 20 September 1945
- Pitru Paksha begins — 22 September 1945
- Sharad Navratri begins — 7 October 1945
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 1945
- Maha Navami — 15 October 1945
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 1945
- Karwa Chauth — 24 October 1945
- Dhanteras — 2 November 1945
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 3 November 1945
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 4 November 1945
- Govardhan Puja — 5 November 1945
- Bhai Dooj — 7 November 1945
- Chhath Puja — 11 November 1945
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 19 November 1945
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 19 November 1945
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