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Friday, 29 September 2028

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Papankusha Ekadasi

Pāpāṅkuśā Ekādaśī

Friday, September 29, 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 · 28 Sep · 9:55 AM
Fri · 29 Sep · 12:07 PM
Fri · 29 Sep · 12:07 PM

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 · 29 Sep · 6:08 AM
pāraṇa window
Sat · 30 Sep · 6:08 AM – 9:09 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, 28 September 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, September 29, 2028 · Begins 6:08 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, 30 September 2028 · Pāraṇā Window: 6:08 AM – 9:09 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 (29 September 2028)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:08 AM92° E
Sunset6:10 PM267° W
Candra · Moon
Moonrise3:24 PM103° ESE
Moonset2:36 AM255° WSW
Rāhu Kāla

10:39 AM – 12:09 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

3:10 PM – 4:40 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:45 AM – 12:33 PM

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

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