Nirjala Ekadashi 2096
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
- Sunset18:44
- Fasting window (tithi)2096-05-31 · 20:20 → 22:40
- Parana (tithi ends)22:40
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 2096
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2096
- Vasant Panchami — 29 January 2096
- Maha Shivaratri — 22 February 2096
- Holika Dahan — 8 March 2096
- Holi — 10 March 2096
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 25 March 2096
- Ram Navami — 1 April 2096
- Akshaya Tritiya — 25 April 2096
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 22 June 2096
- Guru Purnima — 5 July 2096
- Nag Panchami — 24 July 2096
- Raksha Bandhan — 4 August 2096
- Krishna Janmashtami — 9 September 2096
- Hartalika Teej — 19 September 2096
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 20 September 2096
- Anant Chaturdashi — 1 October 2096
- Pitru Paksha begins — 2 October 2096
- Sharad Navratri begins — 17 October 2096
- Durga Ashtami — 24 October 2096
- Maha Navami — 25 October 2096
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 26 October 2096
- Karwa Chauth — 3 November 2096
- Dhanteras — 12 November 2096
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 13 November 2096
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 14 November 2096
- Govardhan Puja — 15 November 2096
- Bhai Dooj — 17 November 2096
- Chhath Puja — 21 November 2096
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 29 November 2096
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 29 November 2096
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