Nirjala Ekadashi 1958
The waterless fast — hardest and most meritorious of the 24 Ekadashis.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:08
- Sunset18:43
- Fasting window (tithi)1958-05-28 · 16:29 → 13:43
- Parana (tithi ends)13:43
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 1958
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1958
- Vasant Panchami — 25 January 1958
- Maha Shivaratri — 16 February 1958
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 1958
- Holi — 6 March 1958
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 21 March 1958
- Ram Navami — 29 March 1958
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 1958
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 1958
- Guru Purnima — 1 July 1958
- Nag Panchami — 19 August 1958
- Raksha Bandhan — 29 August 1958
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 1958
- Hartalika Teej — 16 September 1958
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 16 September 1958
- Anant Chaturdashi — 26 September 1958
- Pitru Paksha begins — 28 September 1958
- Sharad Navratri begins — 13 October 1958
- Durga Ashtami — 20 October 1958
- Maha Navami — 21 October 1958
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 21 October 1958
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 1958
- Dhanteras — 9 November 1958
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 10 November 1958
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 10 November 1958
- Govardhan Puja — 12 November 1958
- Bhai Dooj — 12 November 1958
- Chhath Puja — 16 November 1958
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 26 November 1958
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 26 November 1958
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