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Tuesday, 24 June 1980

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Nirjala Ekadasi

Nirjalā Ekādaśī

Tuesday, June 24, 1980

Bengaluru, India

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Śrī Ekādaśī Devī in serene padmāsana dhyāna
Śrī Ekādaśī Devī: The divine protective energy of Lord Viṣṇu presiding over sacred fasting vows.

Same across Smārta and Vaishnava, amānta and pūrṇimānta.

From the pañchāṅga

Mon · 23 Jun · 11:46 AM
Tue · 24 Jun · 1:28 PM
Tue · 24 Jun · 1:28 PM

The tithi begins on Monday afternoon. At that day’s , is still prevailing: so the fast follows the next day, when reaches sunrise.

The fast

at sunrise
Tue · 24 Jun · 5:55 AM
pāraṇa window
Wed · 25 Jun · 5:55 AM – 9:08 AM

Many keep a stricter fast from sunset the evening before.

Authentic Śāstric Method

The 3-Day Observance Arc

Ekādaśī is a three-day discipline. Preparation begins on Daśamī.

1

Daśamī · Day of Preparation (Samyama)

Monday, 23 June 1980

Eat a single light sattvic meal before sunset. Avoid heavy grains, lentils, or eating late at night. Take a holy bath and resolve for the fast.

2

Ekādaśī · Day of Fast & Vigil (Vrata)

Tuesday, June 24, 1980 · Begins 5:55 AM (Sunrise)

Complete fast from sunrise to sunrise (water-only, fruits, or Nirjala as per capacity). Continuous prayer, chanting, and night vigil (Jāgaraṇa).

3

Dvādaśī · Breaking the Fast (Pāraṇā)

Wednesday, 25 June 1980 · Pāraṇā Window: 5:55 AM – 9:08 AM

Morning bath, offer charity (dāna) to the needy or Brahmins, and break the fast strictly within the pāraṇā window before Dvādaśī ends.

Today's Sky (24 June 1980)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise5:55 AM66° ENE
Sunset6:48 PM294° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise3:19 PM102° ESE
Moonset2:36 AM260° W
Rāhu Kāla

3:35 PM – 5:12 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

9:08 AM – 10:45 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:57 AM – 12:45 PM

Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.

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