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Sunday, 17 December 2276

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Mokshada Ekadasi

Mokṣadā Ekādaśī

Sunday, December 17, 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.

Same across Smārta and Vaishnava, amānta and pūrṇimānta.

From the pañchāṅga

Sat · 16 Dec · 11:07 PM
Mon · 18 Dec · 1:22 AM
Mon · 18 Dec · 1:22 AM

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

The fast

at sunrise
Sun · 17 Dec · 6:33 AM
pāraṇa window
Mon · 18 Dec · 6:34 AM – 9:25 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)

Saturday, 16 December 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)

Sunday, December 17, 2276 · Begins 6:33 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)

Monday, 18 December 2276 · Pāraṇā Window: 6:34 AM – 9:25 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 (17 December 2276)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:33 AM114° ESE
Sunset5:56 PM246° WSW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise2:32 PM81° E
Moonset2:26 AM278° W
Rāhu Kāla

4:31 PM – 5:56 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

12:15 PM – 1:40 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:51 AM – 12:39 PM

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

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