Nirjala Ekadashi 2056
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
- Sunset18:51
- Fasting window (tithi)06:25 → 2056-06-24 · 03:27
- Parana (tithi ends)03:272056-06-24
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 2056
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2056
- Vasant Panchami — 21 January 2056
- Maha Shivaratri — 13 February 2056
- Holika Dahan — 1 March 2056
- Holi — 2 March 2056
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 17 March 2056
- Ram Navami — 25 March 2056
- Akshaya Tritiya — 17 May 2056
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 14 July 2056
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 2056
- Nag Panchami — 15 August 2056
- Raksha Bandhan — 25 August 2056
- Krishna Janmashtami — 2 September 2056
- Hartalika Teej — 12 September 2056
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 13 September 2056
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 2056
- Pitru Paksha begins — 24 September 2056
- Sharad Navratri begins — 9 October 2056
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 2056
- Maha Navami — 17 October 2056
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 17 October 2056
- Karwa Chauth — 27 October 2056
- Dhanteras — 5 November 2056
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 6 November 2056
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 7 November 2056
- Govardhan Puja — 8 November 2056
- Bhai Dooj — 9 November 2056
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 2056
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 22 November 2056
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 22 November 2056
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