Nirjala Ekadashi 2064
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)05:09
- Sunset18:51
- Fasting window (tithi)2064-06-24 · 10:58 → 08:39
- Parana (tithi ends)08:39
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 2064
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- Vasant Panchami — 23 January 2064
- Maha Shivaratri — 15 February 2064
- Holika Dahan — 2 March 2064
- Holi — 4 March 2064
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 19 March 2064
- Ram Navami — 27 March 2064
- Akshaya Tritiya — 19 April 2064
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 16 July 2064
- Guru Purnima — 28 July 2064
- Nag Panchami — 17 August 2064
- Raksha Bandhan — 26 August 2064
- Krishna Janmashtami — 3 September 2064
- Hartalika Teej — 13 September 2064
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 14 September 2064
- Anant Chaturdashi — 24 September 2064
- Pitru Paksha begins — 26 September 2064
- Sharad Navratri begins — 11 October 2064
- Durga Ashtami — 17 October 2064
- Maha Navami — 18 October 2064
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 19 October 2064
- Karwa Chauth — 29 October 2064
- Dhanteras — 6 November 2064
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 7 November 2064
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 8 November 2064
- Govardhan Puja — 9 November 2064
- Bhai Dooj — 10 November 2064
- Chhath Puja — 14 November 2064
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 23 November 2064
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 23 November 2064
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