Nirjala Ekadashi 1980
The waterless fast — hardest and most meritorious of the 24 Ekadashis.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:09
- Sunset18:51
- Fasting window (tithi)1980-06-23 · 11:49 → 13:32
- Parana (tithi ends)13:32
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 1980
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1980
- Vasant Panchami — 22 January 1980
- Maha Shivaratri — 14 February 1980
- Holika Dahan — 1 March 1980
- Holi — 2 March 1980
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 17 March 1980
- Ram Navami — 24 March 1980
- Akshaya Tritiya — 17 April 1980
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 14 July 1980
- Guru Purnima — 27 July 1980
- Nag Panchami — 16 August 1980
- Raksha Bandhan — 26 August 1980
- Krishna Janmashtami — 1 September 1980
- Hartalika Teej — 12 September 1980
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 13 September 1980
- Anant Chaturdashi — 23 September 1980
- Pitru Paksha begins — 25 September 1980
- Sharad Navratri begins — 10 October 1980
- Durga Ashtami — 17 October 1980
- Maha Navami — 18 October 1980
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 19 October 1980
- Karwa Chauth — 26 October 1980
- Dhanteras — 5 November 1980
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 6 November 1980
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 7 November 1980
- Govardhan Puja — 8 November 1980
- Bhai Dooj — 9 November 1980
- Chhath Puja — 14 November 1980
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 22 November 1980
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 22 November 1980
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