Nirjala Ekadashi 2030
The waterless fast — hardest and most meritorious of the 24 Ekadashis.
Today's Panchang
Kashi reference · computed live- Tithi
- Ashtami
- till 18:59
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- till 20:18
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Karana
- Balava
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Moon sign
- Aries
- Sun sign
- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:07
- Sunset18:48
- Fasting window (tithi)2030-06-11 · 16:51 → 14:06
- Parana (tithi ends)14:06
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 2030
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2030
- Vasant Panchami — 7 February 2030
- Maha Shivaratri — 2 March 2030
- Holika Dahan — 19 March 2030
- Holi — 20 March 2030
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 3 April 2030
- Ram Navami — 12 April 2030
- Akshaya Tritiya — 5 May 2030
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 2 July 2030
- Guru Purnima — 15 July 2030
- Nag Panchami — 4 August 2030
- Raksha Bandhan — 13 August 2030
- Krishna Janmashtami — 20 August 2030
- Hartalika Teej — 31 August 2030
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 1 September 2030
- Anant Chaturdashi — 10 September 2030
- Pitru Paksha begins — 12 September 2030
- Sharad Navratri begins — 28 September 2030
- Durga Ashtami — 4 October 2030
- Maha Navami — 5 October 2030
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 6 October 2030
- Karwa Chauth — 15 October 2030
- Dhanteras — 24 October 2030
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 25 October 2030
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 26 October 2030
- Govardhan Puja — 27 October 2030
- Bhai Dooj — 28 October 2030
- Chhath Puja — 1 November 2030
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 10 November 2030
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 10 November 2030
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