Nirjala Ekadashi 1996 in Sevan, Gegharkunik, Armenia Parana time 05:32–07:49, Thu 30 May
Vrat · times in UTC+4
When is Nirjala Ekadashi 1996 in Sevan?
Parana time: when to break the fast?
Thursday 30 May
Nirjala Ekadashi timings: fast, parana
- Wednesday 29 May
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05:33Fast beginsat sunrise
- Thursday 30 May
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05:32–07:49Parana timeto break the fast
Why is Nirjala Ekadashi on Wed 29 May in Sevan?
Nirjala Ekadashi is on Wed 29 May: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.
Dashami through all of arunodaya and at sunrise; Ekadashi begins at 09:01.
Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 09:01 Tue to 08:49.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+4). Band: the tithi. Box: Arunodaya. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.
Smartas test Ekadashi at sunrise: it holds sunrise on Wed 29 May only, at 05:33: Wed 29 May. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 09:01 Tue, before it (03:57–05:33).
Breaking the fast
Smarta · Vaishnava · Thu 30 May, 05:32–07:49
Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 08:49 on Wed 29 May to 07:49 on Thu 30 May; harivasara ends at 14:34 Wed. So parana runs from sunrise on Thu 30 May, 05:32.
The rule
Jyeshtha 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).