Nirjala Ekadashi 2041
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
- Sunset18:47
- Fasting window (tithi)2041-06-09 · 19:35 → 20:23
- Parana (tithi ends)20:23
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 2041
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- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 2041
- Maha Shivaratri — 1 March 2041
- Holika Dahan — 17 March 2041
- Holi — 18 March 2041
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 2041
- Ram Navami — 9 April 2041
- Akshaya Tritiya — 3 May 2041
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 30 June 2041
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 2041
- Nag Panchami — 2 August 2041
- Raksha Bandhan — 12 August 2041
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 2041
- Hartalika Teej — 29 August 2041
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 30 August 2041
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 2041
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 2041
- Sharad Navratri begins — 26 September 2041
- Durga Ashtami — 3 October 2041
- Maha Navami — 4 October 2041
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 5 October 2041
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 2041
- Dhanteras — 22 October 2041
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 23 October 2041
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- Govardhan Puja — 26 October 2041
- Bhai Dooj — 27 October 2041
- Chhath Puja — 31 October 2041
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