Nirjala Ekadashi 2054
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
- Sunset18:49
- Fasting window (tithi)2054-06-15 · 09:16 → 08:28
- Parana (tithi ends)08:28
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 2054
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2054
- Vasant Panchami — 13 February 2054
- Maha Shivaratri — 7 March 2054
- Holika Dahan — 23 March 2054
- Holi — 24 March 2054
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 9 April 2054
- Ram Navami — 16 April 2054
- Akshaya Tritiya — 10 May 2054
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 7 July 2054
- Guru Purnima — 19 July 2054
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 2054
- Raksha Bandhan — 18 August 2054
- Krishna Janmashtami — 26 August 2054
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 2054
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 2054
- Anant Chaturdashi — 15 September 2054
- Pitru Paksha begins — 18 September 2054
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 2054
- Durga Ashtami — 9 October 2054
- Maha Navami — 10 October 2054
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 10 October 2054
- Karwa Chauth — 20 October 2054
- Dhanteras — 28 October 2054
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 29 October 2054
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 30 October 2054
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 2054
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 2054
- Chhath Puja — 5 November 2054
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 15 November 2054
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 15 November 2054
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