Nirjala Ekadashi 2063
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)2063-06-06 · 09:39 → 08:19
- Parana (tithi ends)08:19
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 2063
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2063
- Vasant Panchami — 3 February 2063
- Maha Shivaratri — 26 February 2063
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 2063
- Holi — 15 March 2063
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 31 March 2063
- Ram Navami — 7 April 2063
- Akshaya Tritiya — 1 May 2063
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 2063
- Guru Purnima — 10 July 2063
- Nag Panchami — 30 July 2063
- Raksha Bandhan — 9 August 2063
- Krishna Janmashtami — 17 August 2063
- Hartalika Teej — 26 August 2063
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 27 August 2063
- Anant Chaturdashi — 6 September 2063
- Pitru Paksha begins — 8 September 2063
- Sharad Navratri begins — 23 September 2063
- Durga Ashtami — 29 September 2063
- Maha Navami — 30 September 2063
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 1 October 2063
- Karwa Chauth — 11 October 2063
- Dhanteras — 19 October 2063
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 20 October 2063
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 21 October 2063
- Govardhan Puja — 22 October 2063
- Bhai Dooj — 23 October 2063
- Chhath Puja — 27 October 2063
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 6 November 2063
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 6 November 2063
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