Nirjala Ekadashi 2042
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
- Sunset18:43
- Fasting window (tithi)2042-05-29 · 17:45 → 20:16
- Parana (tithi ends)20:16
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 2042
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- Vasant Panchami — 26 January 2042
- Maha Shivaratri — 18 February 2042
- Holika Dahan — 6 March 2042
- Holi — 7 March 2042
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 2042
- Ram Navami — 29 March 2042
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 2042
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 2042
- Guru Purnima — 3 July 2042
- Nag Panchami — 21 August 2042
- Raksha Bandhan — 31 August 2042
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 2042
- Hartalika Teej — 17 September 2042
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 18 September 2042
- Anant Chaturdashi — 28 September 2042
- Pitru Paksha begins — 30 September 2042
- Sharad Navratri begins — 15 October 2042
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 2042
- Maha Navami — 23 October 2042
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 2042
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 2042
- Dhanteras — 10 November 2042
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- Govardhan Puja — 13 November 2042
- Bhai Dooj — 14 November 2042
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