Nirjala Ekadashi 2037
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)05:08
- Sunset18:51
- Fasting window (tithi)02:04 → 2037-06-24 · 00:20
- Parana (tithi ends)00:202037-06-24
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 2037
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- Vasant Panchami — 21 January 2037
- Maha Shivaratri — 13 February 2037
- Holika Dahan — 1 March 2037
- Holi — 2 March 2037
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 17 March 2037
- Ram Navami — 25 March 2037
- Akshaya Tritiya — 18 April 2037
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 14 July 2037
- Guru Purnima — 27 July 2037
- Nag Panchami — 15 August 2037
- Raksha Bandhan — 25 August 2037
- Krishna Janmashtami — 2 September 2037
- Hartalika Teej — 12 September 2037
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 12 September 2037
- Anant Chaturdashi — 23 September 2037
- Pitru Paksha begins — 25 September 2037
- Sharad Navratri begins — 9 October 2037
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 2037
- Maha Navami — 17 October 2037
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 18 October 2037
- Karwa Chauth — 27 October 2037
- Dhanteras — 5 November 2037
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 6 November 2037
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 7 November 2037
- Govardhan Puja — 8 November 2037
- Bhai Dooj — 9 November 2037
- Chhath Puja — 13 November 2037
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 22 November 2037
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 22 November 2037
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