Nirjala Ekadashi 2080
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
- Sunset18:42
- Fasting window (tithi)2080-05-28 · 16:51 → 16:34
- Parana (tithi ends)16:34
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 2080
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- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 2080
- Maha Shivaratri — 18 February 2080
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 2080
- Holi — 6 March 2080
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 2080
- Ram Navami — 29 March 2080
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 2080
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 2080
- Guru Purnima — 2 July 2080
- Nag Panchami — 19 August 2080
- Raksha Bandhan — 30 August 2080
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 2080
- Hartalika Teej — 16 September 2080
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 17 September 2080
- Anant Chaturdashi — 27 September 2080
- Pitru Paksha begins — 30 September 2080
- Sharad Navratri begins — 14 October 2080
- Durga Ashtami — 21 October 2080
- Maha Navami — 22 October 2080
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 23 October 2080
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 2080
- Dhanteras — 9 November 2080
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- Bhai Dooj — 13 November 2080
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