Nirjala Ekadashi 2071
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)2071-06-07 · 17:41 → 18:01
- Parana (tithi ends)18:01
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 2071
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2071
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 2071
- Maha Shivaratri — 28 February 2071
- Holika Dahan — 15 March 2071
- Holi — 16 March 2071
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 2071
- Ram Navami — 8 April 2071
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 2071
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 29 June 2071
- Guru Purnima — 12 July 2071
- Nag Panchami — 31 July 2071
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 2071
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 2071
- Hartalika Teej — 28 August 2071
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 2071
- Anant Chaturdashi — 8 September 2071
- Pitru Paksha begins — 10 September 2071
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 2071
- Durga Ashtami — 1 October 2071
- Maha Navami — 2 October 2071
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 2071
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 2071
- Dhanteras — 20 October 2071
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 2071
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 22 October 2071
- Govardhan Puja — 24 October 2071
- Bhai Dooj — 25 October 2071
- Chhath Puja — 29 October 2071
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 7 November 2071
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 7 November 2071
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