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Saphala Ekadasi

Saphalā Ekādaśī

Saturday, December 21, 2030

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 Pauṣa kṛṣṇa in amānta. Māgha kṛṣṇa under pūrṇimānta →

From the pañchāṅga

Fri · 20 Dec · 2:50 PM
Sat · 21 Dec · 12:33 PM
Sat · 21 Dec · 12:33 PM

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 · 21 Dec · 6:36 AM
pāraṇa window
Sun · 22 Dec · 6:36 AM – 9:27 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, 20 December 2030

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, December 21, 2030 · Begins 6:36 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, 22 December 2030 · Pāraṇā Window: 6:36 AM – 9:27 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 (21 December 2030)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:36 AM114° ESE
Sunset5:58 PM246° WSW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise2:46 AM106° ESE
Moonset2:40 PM252° WSW
Rāhu Kāla

9:26 AM – 10:52 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

1:42 PM – 3:08 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:53 AM – 12:41 PM

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

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