Nirjala Ekadashi 2021 in Rustenburg, North West, South Africa Parana time 05:21–06:52, Tue 22 Jun
Vrat · times in SAST
When is Nirjala Ekadashi 2021 in Rustenburg?
Parana time: when to break the fast?
Tuesday 22 June
Nirjala Ekadashi timings: fast, parana
- Monday 21 June
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06:57Fast beginsat sunrise
- Tuesday 22 June
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05:21–06:52Parana timeto break the fast · Tithika’s convention
Why is Nirjala Ekadashi on Mon 21 Jun in Rustenburg?
Nirjala Ekadashi is on Mon 21 Jun: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.
Dashami through all of arunodaya and at sunrise; Ekadashi begins at 12:51.
Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 12:51 Sun to 10:02.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+2). Band: the tithi. Box: Arunodaya. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.
Smartas test Ekadashi at sunrise: it holds sunrise on Mon 21 Jun only, at 06:57: Mon 21 Jun. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 12:51 Sun, before it (05:21–06:57).
Breaking the fast
Smarta · Vaishnava · Tue 22 Jun, 05:21–06:52 (from arunodaya, Tithika’s convention)
Dwadashi ends at 06:52 on Tue 22 Jun, after arunodaya begins (05:21) and before sunrise (06:57). 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
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).