Devshayani Ekadashi 2021 in Mitchell, South Dakota, United States Parana time 04:34–05:56, Wed 21 Jul
Vrat · times in CDT
When is Devshayani Ekadashi 2021 in Mitchell?
Parana time: when to break the fast?
Wednesday 21 July
Devshayani Ekadashi timings: fast, parana
- Tuesday 20 July
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06:09Fast beginsat sunrise
- Wednesday 21 July
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04:34–05:56Parana timeto break the fast · Tithika’s convention
Why is Devshayani Ekadashi on Tue 20 Jul in Mitchell?
Devshayani Ekadashi is on Tue 20 Jul: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.
Dashami through all of arunodaya and at sunrise; Ekadashi begins at 11:30.
Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 11:30 Mon to 08:47.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−5). Band: the tithi. Box: Arunodaya. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.
Smartas test Ekadashi at sunrise: it holds sunrise on Tue 20 Jul only, at 06:09: Tue 20 Jul. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 11:30 Mon, before it (04:33–06:09).
Breaking the fast
Smarta · Vaishnava · Wed 21 Jul, 04:34–05:56 (from arunodaya, Tithika’s convention)
Dwadashi ends at 05:56 on Wed 21 Jul, after arunodaya begins (04:34) and before sunrise (06:10). When Dwadashi is short, the Nirnayasindhu, citing the Matsya, brings parana forward to dawn, before Dwadashi ends. Tithika starts it at arunodaya: Tithika’s convention.
The rule
Ashadha Shukla Ekadashi
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).