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Saturday, 26 October 2289

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Papankusha Ekadasi

Pāpāṅkuśā Ekādaśī

Saturday, October 26, 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.

Same across Smārta and Vaishnava, amānta and pūrṇimānta.

From the pañchāṅga

Fri · 25 Oct · 11:42 AM
Sat · 26 Oct · 8:50 AM
Sat · 26 Oct · 8:50 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 · 26 Oct · 6:11 AM
pāraṇa window
Sun · 27 Oct · 6:11 AM – 6:12 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, 25 October 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)

Saturday, October 26, 2289 · Begins 6:11 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, 27 October 2289 · Pāraṇā Window: 6:11 AM – 6:12 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 (26 October 2289)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:11 AM103° ESE
Sunset5:55 PM257° WSW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise3:11 PM90° E
Moonset2:41 AM267° W
Rāhu Kāla

9:07 AM – 10:35 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

1:31 PM – 2:59 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:39 AM – 12:27 PM

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

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