Nirjala Ekadashi 2062
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
- Sunset18:50
- Fasting window (tithi)2062-06-16 · 19:17 → 20:11
- Parana (tithi ends)20:11
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 2062
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2062
- Vasant Panchami — 14 February 2062
- Maha Shivaratri — 9 March 2062
- Holika Dahan — 24 March 2062
- Holi — 26 March 2062
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 10 April 2062
- Ram Navami — 17 April 2062
- Akshaya Tritiya — 11 May 2062
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 8 July 2062
- Guru Purnima — 21 July 2062
- Nag Panchami — 9 August 2062
- Raksha Bandhan — 20 August 2062
- Krishna Janmashtami — 27 August 2062
- Hartalika Teej — 6 September 2062
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 6 September 2062
- Anant Chaturdashi — 17 September 2062
- Pitru Paksha begins — 19 September 2062
- Sharad Navratri begins — 3 October 2062
- Durga Ashtami — 10 October 2062
- Maha Navami — 11 October 2062
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 12 October 2062
- Karwa Chauth — 21 October 2062
- Dhanteras — 29 October 2062
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 31 October 2062
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 31 October 2062
- Govardhan Puja — 2 November 2062
- Bhai Dooj — 3 November 2062
- Chhath Puja — 7 November 2062
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 16 November 2062
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 16 November 2062
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