Nirjala Ekadashi 2052
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
- Sunset18:46
- Fasting window (tithi)04:05 → 2052-06-08 · 06:24
- Parana (tithi ends)06:242052-06-08
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 2052
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- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 2052
- Maha Shivaratri — 28 February 2052
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 2052
- Holi — 16 March 2052
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 31 March 2052
- Ram Navami — 7 April 2052
- Akshaya Tritiya — 1 May 2052
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 2052
- Guru Purnima — 11 July 2052
- Nag Panchami — 30 July 2052
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 2052
- Krishna Janmashtami — 17 August 2052
- Hartalika Teej — 27 August 2052
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 2052
- Anant Chaturdashi — 8 September 2052
- Pitru Paksha begins — 9 September 2052
- Sharad Navratri begins — 23 September 2052
- Durga Ashtami — 1 October 2052
- Maha Navami — 2 October 2052
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 2052
- Karwa Chauth — 11 October 2052
- Dhanteras — 19 October 2052
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 21 October 2052
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- Govardhan Puja — 23 October 2052
- Bhai Dooj — 24 October 2052
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