Nirjala Ekadashi 2094
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
- Sunset18:51
- Fasting window (tithi)2094-06-23 · 22:38 → 22:32
- Parana (tithi ends)22:32
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 2094
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2094
- Vasant Panchami — 21 January 2094
- Maha Shivaratri — 13 February 2094
- Holika Dahan — 1 March 2094
- Holi — 3 March 2094
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 17 March 2094
- Ram Navami — 25 March 2094
- Akshaya Tritiya — 17 May 2094
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 14 July 2094
- Guru Purnima — 27 July 2094
- Nag Panchami — 16 August 2094
- Raksha Bandhan — 26 August 2094
- Krishna Janmashtami — 1 September 2094
- Hartalika Teej — 13 September 2094
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 13 September 2094
- Anant Chaturdashi — 23 September 2094
- Pitru Paksha begins — 25 September 2094
- Sharad Navratri begins — 10 October 2094
- Durga Ashtami — 17 October 2094
- Maha Navami — 18 October 2094
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 19 October 2094
- Karwa Chauth — 26 October 2094
- Dhanteras — 5 November 2094
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 7 November 2094
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 7 November 2094
- Govardhan Puja — 9 November 2094
- Bhai Dooj — 10 November 2094
- Chhath Puja — 14 November 2094
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 22 November 2094
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 22 November 2094
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