Saphala Ekadashi 1921 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra 2 dates in 1921

Maharashtra, India

Vrat · times in IST

When is Saphala Ekadashi 1921 in Pāthardi?

Twice in 1921

Tuesday 4 January

Pausha Krishna Ekadashi (purnimanta) · Margashirsha Krishna Ekadashi (amanta)

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Tue 4 Jan in Pāthardi

Sunday 25 December

Pausha Krishna Ekadashi (purnimanta) · Margashirsha Krishna Ekadashi (amanta)

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Sun 25 Dec in Pāthardi

Parana time: when to break the fast?

Wednesday 5 January

Parana time

07:57–18:05

10 h 8 min · Tithika’s convention

Monday 26 December

Parana time

07:00–09:35

2 h 35 min

Saphala Ekadashi timings: fast, parana

Tue 4 Jan

07:03Fast beginsat sunrise
Wednesday 5 January
07:57–18:05Parana timeto break the fast · Tithika’s convention

Sun 25 Dec

06:59Fast beginsat sunrise
Monday 26 December
07:00–09:35Parana timeto break the fast

Open in TithikaSee Saphala Ekadashi's date in each of your places, side by side.

Why does Saphala Ekadashi fall on these dates?

A lunar date comes about 11 days earlier each year, until an extra lunar month (adhika) moves it later again. One falling early in January can move back into the December before, so a year can have two, and the next year none.

Why Tue 4 Jan?

Saphala Ekadashi is on Tue 4 Jan: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.

Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 23:43 Mon to 01:26 Wed.

Ekadashi ended at 01:26; arunodaya is Dwadashi.

One row per day, on one clock (IST). Band: the tithi. Box: Arunodaya. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.

Smartas test Ekadashi at sunrise: it holds sunrise on Tue 4 Jan only, at 07:03: Tue 4 Jan. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 23:43 Mon, before it (05:27–07:03).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Wed 5 Jan, 07:57–18:05 (sunset, Tithika’s convention)

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 01:26 on Wed 5 Jan to 03:32 on Thu 6 Jan; harivasara ends at 07:57. Parana is a day act, so Tithika ends the window at sunset, 18:05: Tithika’s convention. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 09:16.

Why Sun 25 Dec?

Saphala Ekadashi is on Sun 25 Dec: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.

Dashami through all of arunodaya and at sunrise; Ekadashi begins at 10:22.

Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 10:22 Sat to 09:48.

One row per day, on one clock (IST). Band: the tithi. Box: Arunodaya. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.

Smartas test Ekadashi at sunrise: it holds sunrise on Sun 25 Dec only, at 06:59: Sun 25 Dec. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 10:22 Sat, before it (05:23–06:59).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Mon 26 Dec, 07:00–09:35

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 09:48 on Sun 25 Dec to 09:35 on Mon 26 Dec; harivasara ends at 15:44 Sun. So parana runs from sunrise on Mon 26 Dec, 07:00.

The rule

Pausha Krishna Ekadashi (purnimanta) · Margashirsha Krishna Ekadashi (amanta)

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).