Nirjala Ekadashi 2091
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)2091-05-28 · 14:56 → 12:01
- Parana (tithi ends)12:01
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 2091
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2091
- Vasant Panchami — 24 January 2091
- Maha Shivaratri — 16 February 2091
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 2091
- Holi — 6 March 2091
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 21 March 2091
- Ram Navami — 29 March 2091
- Akshaya Tritiya — 21 April 2091
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 18 July 2091
- Guru Purnima — 30 July 2091
- Nag Panchami — 19 August 2091
- Raksha Bandhan — 28 August 2091
- Krishna Janmashtami — 5 September 2091
- Hartalika Teej — 15 September 2091
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 16 September 2091
- Anant Chaturdashi — 26 September 2091
- Pitru Paksha begins — 28 September 2091
- Sharad Navratri begins — 13 October 2091
- Durga Ashtami — 19 October 2091
- Maha Navami — 20 October 2091
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 21 October 2091
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 2091
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 10 November 2091
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 10 November 2091
- Govardhan Puja — 11 November 2091
- Bhai Dooj — 12 November 2091
- Chhath Puja — 16 November 2091
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 26 November 2091
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 26 November 2091
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