Saphala Ekadashi 1956 in Ipameri, Goiás, Brazil 2 dates in 1956

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When is Saphala Ekadashi 1956 in Ipameri?

Twice in 1956

Sunday 8 January

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Sun 8 Jan in Ipameri

Thursday 27 December

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Thu 27 Dec in Ipameri

Parana time: when to break the fast?

Monday 9 January

Parana time

05:45–15:53

10 h 8 min

Friday 28 December

Parana time

05:39–18:32

12 h 54 min

Saphala Ekadashi timings: fast, parana

Sun 8 Jan

05:45Fast beginsat sunrise
Monday 9 January
05:45–15:53Parana timeto break the fast

Thu 27 Dec

05:38Fast beginsat sunrise
Friday 28 December
05:39–18:32Parana 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 Sun 8 Jan?

Saphala Ekadashi is on Sun 8 Jan: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.

Dashami through all of arunodaya and at sunrise; Ekadashi begins at 10:56.

Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 10:56 Sat to 13:15.

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 Sun 8 Jan only, at 05:45: Sun 8 Jan. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 10:56 Sat, before it (04:09–05:45).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Mon 9 Jan, 05:45–15:53

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 13:15 on Sun 8 Jan to 15:53 on Mon 9 Jan; harivasara ends at 19:55 Sun. So parana runs from sunrise on Mon 9 Jan, 05:45. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 08:23.

Why Thu 27 Dec?

Saphala Ekadashi is on Thu 27 Dec: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.

Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 17:28 Wed to 17:45.

Ekadashi ended at 17:45 Thu; 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 Thu 27 Dec only, at 05:38: Thu 27 Dec. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 17:28 Wed, before it (04:02–05:38).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Fri 28 Dec, 05:39–18:32

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 17:45 on Thu 27 Dec to 18:32 on Fri 28 Dec; harivasara ends at 23:57 Thu. So parana runs from sunrise on Fri 28 Dec, 05:39. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 08:17.

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).