Apara Ekadashi 2026 in Sofia, Sofia-Capital, Bulgaria Parana time 06:05–08:51, Thu 14 May
Vrat · times in EEST
When is Apara Ekadashi 2026 in Sofia?
Wednesday 13 May
Jyeshtha Krishna Ekadashi (purnimanta) · Vaishakha Krishna Ekadashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Wed 13 May in SofiaParana time: when to break the fast?
Thursday 14 May
Apara Ekadashi timings: fast, parana
- Wednesday 13 May
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06:06Fast beginsat sunrise
- Thursday 14 May
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06:05–08:51Parana timeto break the fast
Why is Apara Ekadashi on Wed 13 May in Sofia?
Apara Ekadashi is on Wed 13 May: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.
Dashami through all of arunodaya and at sunrise; Ekadashi begins at 12:22.
Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 12:22 Tue to 11:00.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+3). Band: the tithi. Box: Arunodaya. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.
Smartas test Ekadashi at sunrise: it holds sunrise on Wed 13 May only, at 06:06: Wed 13 May. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 12:22 Tue, before it (04:30–06:06).
Breaking the fast
Smarta · Vaishnava · Thu 14 May, 06:05–08:51
Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 11:00 on Wed 13 May to 08:51 on Thu 14 May; harivasara ends at 16:28 Wed. So parana runs from sunrise on Thu 14 May, 06:05.
The rule
Jyeshtha Krishna Ekadashi (purnimanta) · Vaishakha Krishna Ekadashi (amanta)
The Ekadashi fast runs from sunrise until parana the next day.
- Smarta
- Ekadashi at sunrise; over two sunrises the first, or the second when Dwadashi grows too; with none, the day it is current (Nirnayasindhu).
- Vaishnava
- Ekadashi through arunodaya, the 96 minutes before sunrise, unpierced by Dashami; over two sunrises, the second.
- Breaking the fast
- on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara).