Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 in Diffa, Niger Parana time 07:38–17:39, Sat 21 Nov
Vrat · times in WAT · Also called Prabodhini Ekadashi
When is Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 in Diffa?
Parana time: when to break the fast?
Saturday 21 November
Dev Uthani Ekadashi timings: fast, parana
- Friday 20 November
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06:10Fast beginsat sunrise
- Saturday 21 November
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07:38–17:39Parana timeto break the fast · Tithika’s convention
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 page:
Why is Dev Uthani Ekadashi on Fri 20 Nov in Diffa?
Dev Uthani Ekadashi is on Fri 20 Nov: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.
Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 02:46 to 02:02 Sat.
Ekadashi ended at 02:02; arunodaya is Dwadashi. Ekadashi: 02:46 Fri to 02:02.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+1). Band: the tithi. Box: Arunodaya. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.
Smartas test Ekadashi at sunrise: it holds sunrise on Fri 20 Nov only, at 06:10: Fri 20 Nov. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 02:46, before it (04:34–06:10).
Breaking the fast
Smarta · Vaishnava · Sat 21 Nov, 07:38–17:39 (sunset, Tithika’s convention)
Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 02:02 on Sat 21 Nov to 00:27 on Sun 22 Nov; harivasara ends at 07:38. Parana is a day act, so Tithika ends the window at sunset, 17:39: Tithika’s convention. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 08:28.
The rule
Kartika 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).