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Saturday, 13 June 1981

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Nirjala Ekadasi

Nirjalā Ekādaśī

Saturday, June 13, 1981

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

Fri · 12 Jun · 9:27 AM
Sat · 13 Jun · 11:47 AM
Sat · 13 Jun · 11:47 AM

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

The fast

at sunrise
Sat · 13 Jun · 5:52 AM
pāraṇa window
Sun · 14 Jun · 5:53 AM – 9:06 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)

Friday, 12 June 1981

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)

Saturday, June 13, 1981 · Begins 5:52 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)

Sunday, 14 June 1981 · Pāraṇā Window: 5:53 AM – 9:06 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 (13 June 1981)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise5:52 AM66° ENE
Sunset6:46 PM294° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise3:22 PM99° E
Moonset2:46 AM263° W
Rāhu Kāla

9:06 AM – 10:42 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

1:56 PM – 3:32 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:55 AM – 12:43 PM

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

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