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Saphala Ekadashi 1921 in Sevan, Gegharkunik, Armenia 2 dates in 1921

Vrat · times in UTC+3

When is Saphala Ekadashi 1921 in Sevan?

Twice in 1921

Tuesday 4 January

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Tue 4 Jan in Sevan

Smarta

Saturday 24 December

Vaishnava

Sunday 25 December

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

Full panchang for Sat 24 Dec in Sevan

Parana time: when to break the fast?

Wednesday 5 January

Parana time
07:23–16:47
9 h 24 min · Tithika’s convention

Smarta · Sunday 25 December

Parana time
13:14–16:38
3 h 24 min · Tithika’s convention

Vaishnava · Monday 26 December

Parana time
05:45–07:05
1 h 20 min · Tithika’s convention

Saphala Ekadashi timings: fast, parana

Tue 4 Jan

  • 07:23Fast beginsat sunrise
  • Wednesday 5 January
  • 07:23–16:47Parana timeto break the fast · Tithika’s convention

Sat 24 Dec

Smarta

  • Saturday 24 December
  • 07:21Fast beginsat sunrise
  • Sunday 25 December
  • 13:14–16:38Parana timeto break the fast · Tithika’s convention

Vaishnava

  • Sunday 25 December
  • 07:21Fast beginsat sunrise
  • Monday 26 December
  • 05:45–07:05Parana timeto break the fast · Tithika’s convention
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: 21:11 Mon to 22:54.

Ekadashi ended at 22:54 Tue; arunodaya is Dwadashi.

One row per day, on one clock (UTC+3). 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 07:21: Tue 4 Jan. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 21:11 Mon, before it (05:45–07:21).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Wed 5 Jan, 07:23–16:47 (sunset, Tithika’s convention)

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 22:54 on Tue 4 Jan to 01:00 on Thu 6 Jan; harivasara ends at 05:25. So parana runs from sunrise on Wed 5 Jan, 07:21. Parana is a day act, so Tithika ends the window at sunset, 16:45: Tithika’s convention. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 09:14.

Why Sat 24 Dec and Sun 25 Dec?

Smarta · For Smartas, Saphala Ekadashi is on Sat 24 Dec: Ekadashi holds no sunrise, and a kshaya Ekadashi is kept on the day it is current. Vaishnavas fast on Sun 25 Dec.

Dashami through all of arunodaya and at sunrise; Ekadashi begins at 07:50. Ekadashi: 07:50 to 07:16 Sun.

Ekadashi holds arunodaya only until 07:16; then Dwadashi. Ekadashi: 07:50 Sat to 07:16.

One row per day, on one clock (UTC+3). Band: the tithi. Box: Arunodaya. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.

Smarta

Smartas test Ekadashi at sunrise. It begins at 07:50 on Sat 24 Dec, after that sunrise (07:19), and ends at 07:16 on Sun 25 Dec, before the next (07:19 Sun): it holds no sunrise. A kshaya Ekadashi is kept on the day it is current: Sat 24 Dec.

Vaishnava

Vaishnavas test arunodaya, the 96 minutes before sunrise. On Sat 24 Dec arunodaya (05:43–07:19) is Dashami. On Sun 25 Dec it holds no Dashami (Ekadashi until 07:16, then Dwadashi): Sun 25 Dec.

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Sun 25 Dec, 13:14–16:38 (sunset, Tithika’s convention)

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 07:16 on Sun 25 Dec to 07:03 on Mon 26 Dec; harivasara ends at 13:12. Parana is a day act, so Tithika ends the window at sunset, 16:36: Tithika’s convention. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 09:10, which here ends before harivasara does.

Vaishnava · Mon 26 Dec, 05:45–07:05 (from arunodaya, Tithika’s convention)

Dwadashi ends at 07:03 on Mon 26 Dec, after arunodaya begins (05:43) and before sunrise (07:19). 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

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).