Nirjala Ekadashi 2069
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
- Sunset18:43
- Fasting window (tithi)2069-05-30 · 18:43 → 21:18
- Parana (tithi ends)21:18
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 2069
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2069
- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 2069
- Maha Shivaratri — 20 February 2069
- Holika Dahan — 7 March 2069
- Holi — 8 March 2069
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 23 March 2069
- Ram Navami — 30 March 2069
- Akshaya Tritiya — 23 April 2069
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 20 June 2069
- Guru Purnima — 4 July 2069
- Nag Panchami — 22 August 2069
- Raksha Bandhan — 1 September 2069
- Krishna Janmashtami — 7 September 2069
- Hartalika Teej — 18 September 2069
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 19 September 2069
- Anant Chaturdashi — 29 September 2069
- Pitru Paksha begins — 1 October 2069
- Sharad Navratri begins — 16 October 2069
- Durga Ashtami — 23 October 2069
- Maha Navami — 24 October 2069
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 25 October 2069
- Karwa Chauth — 2 November 2069
- Dhanteras — 11 November 2069
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 12 November 2069
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 13 November 2069
- Govardhan Puja — 14 November 2069
- Bhai Dooj — 16 November 2069
- Chhath Puja — 20 November 2069
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 28 November 2069
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 28 November 2069
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