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Mohini Ekadasi

Mohinī Ekādaśī

Friday, May 5, 2028

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

Thu · 4 May · 2:13 PM
Fri · 5 May · 11:33 AM
Fri · 5 May · 11:33 AM

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

The fast

at sunrise
Fri · 5 May · 5:57 AM
pāraṇa window
Sat · 6 May · 5:56 AM – 8:48 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)

Thursday, 4 May 2028

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)

Friday, May 5, 2028 · Begins 5:57 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)

Saturday, 6 May 2028 · Pāraṇā Window: 5:56 AM – 8:48 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 (5 May 2028)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise5:57 AM73° ENE
Sunset6:35 PM287° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise3:19 PM94° E
Moonset2:49 AM269° W
Rāhu Kāla

10:41 AM – 12:16 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

3:26 PM – 5:00 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:52 AM – 12:40 PM

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

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