Nirjala Ekadashi 2028 in Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador Parana time 04:39–04:59, Sun 4 Jun
Vrat · times in UTC−5
When is Nirjala Ekadashi 2028 in Cuenca?
Parana time: when to break the fast?
Sunday 4 June
Nirjala Ekadashi timings: fast, parana
- Saturday 3 June
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06:15Fast beginsat sunrise
- Sunday 4 June
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04:39–04:59Parana timeto break the fast · Tithika’s convention
Why is Nirjala Ekadashi on Sat 3 Jun in Cuenca?
Nirjala Ekadashi is on Sat 3 Jun: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.
Dashami through all of arunodaya and at sunrise; Ekadashi begins at 09:02.
Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 09:02 Fri to 06:56.
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 Sat 3 Jun only, at 06:15: Sat 3 Jun. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 09:02 Fri, before it (04:39–06:15).
Breaking the fast
Smarta · Vaishnava · Sun 4 Jun, 04:39–04:59 (from arunodaya, Tithika’s convention)
Dwadashi ends at 04:59 on Sun 4 Jun, after arunodaya begins (04:39) and before sunrise (06:15). 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).