Nirjala Ekadashi 2073
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
- Sunset18:49
- Fasting window (tithi)2073-06-15 · 12:25 → 09:46
- Parana (tithi ends)09:46
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 2073
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2073
- Vasant Panchami — 12 February 2073
- Maha Shivaratri — 6 March 2073
- Holika Dahan — 23 March 2073
- Holi — 24 March 2073
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 8 April 2073
- Ram Navami — 16 April 2073
- Akshaya Tritiya — 10 May 2073
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 7 July 2073
- Guru Purnima — 19 July 2073
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 2073
- Raksha Bandhan — 17 August 2073
- Krishna Janmashtami — 25 August 2073
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 2073
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 2073
- Anant Chaturdashi — 15 September 2073
- Pitru Paksha begins — 17 September 2073
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 2073
- Durga Ashtami — 8 October 2073
- Maha Navami — 9 October 2073
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 10 October 2073
- Karwa Chauth — 19 October 2073
- Dhanteras — 28 October 2073
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 29 October 2073
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 30 October 2073
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 2073
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 2073
- Chhath Puja — 5 November 2073
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 14 November 2073
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 14 November 2073
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