Nirjala Ekadashi 2053
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
- Sunset18:42
- Fasting window (tithi)2053-05-27 · 10:27 → 10:56
- Parana (tithi ends)10:56
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 2053
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- Vasant Panchami — 25 January 2053
- Maha Shivaratri — 16 February 2053
- Holika Dahan — 4 March 2053
- Holi — 5 March 2053
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 21 March 2053
- Ram Navami — 28 March 2053
- Akshaya Tritiya — 21 April 2053
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 17 July 2053
- Guru Purnima — 30 July 2053
- Nag Panchami — 18 August 2053
- Raksha Bandhan — 29 August 2053
- Krishna Janmashtami — 5 September 2053
- Hartalika Teej — 15 September 2053
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 15 September 2053
- Anant Chaturdashi — 26 September 2053
- Pitru Paksha begins — 28 September 2053
- Sharad Navratri begins — 12 October 2053
- Durga Ashtami — 20 October 2053
- Maha Navami — 21 October 2053
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 22 October 2053
- Karwa Chauth — 30 October 2053
- Dhanteras — 7 November 2053
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 9 November 2053
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- Govardhan Puja — 11 November 2053
- Bhai Dooj — 12 November 2053
- Chhath Puja — 16 November 2053
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