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Apara Ekadasi

Aparā Ekādaśī

Friday, June 9, 2276

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 Jyeṣṭha kṛṣṇa in amānta. Āshāḍha kṛṣṇa under pūrṇimānta →

From the pañchāṅga

Thu · 8 Jun · 7:05 AM
Fri · 9 Jun · 8:50 AM
Fri · 9 Jun · 8:50 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 · 9 Jun · 5:53 AM
pāraṇa window
Sat · 10 Jun · 5:53 AM – 9:06 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, 8 June 2276

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, June 9, 2276 · Begins 5:53 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, 10 June 2276 · Pāraṇā Window: 5:53 AM – 9:06 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 (9 June 2276)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise5:53 AM66° ENE
Sunset6:45 PM294° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise2:47 AM81° E
Moonset3:28 PM280° W
Rāhu Kāla

10:42 AM – 12:19 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

3:32 PM – 5:09 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:55 AM – 12:43 PM

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

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