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Sunday, 17 February 2289

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Vijayā Ekādaśī

Sunday, February 17, 2289

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.

*Labelled Phālguna kṛṣṇa in amānta. Chaitra kṛṣṇa under pūrṇimānta →

From the pañchāṅga

Sat · 16 Feb · 11:04 PM
Sun · 17 Feb · 8:56 PM
Sun · 17 Feb · 8:56 PM

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

The fast

at sunrise
Sun · 17 Feb · 6:40 AM
pāraṇa window
Mon · 18 Feb · 6:40 AM – 9:36 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)

Saturday, 16 February 2289

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)

Sunday, February 17, 2289 · Begins 6:40 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)

Monday, 18 February 2289 · Pāraṇā Window: 6:40 AM – 9:36 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 (17 February 2289)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:40 AM102° ESE
Sunset6:25 PM258° WSW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise2:58 AM116° ESE
Moonset2:36 PM245° WSW
Rāhu Kāla

4:57 PM – 6:25 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

12:33 PM – 2:01 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:09 PM – 12:57 PM

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

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