Saphala Ekadashi 1978 in Sevan, Gegharkunik, Armenia 2 dates in 1978

Vrat · times in UTC+4

When is Saphala Ekadashi 1978 in Sevan?

Twice in 1978

Thursday 5 January

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Thu 5 Jan in Sevan

Tuesday 26 December

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Tue 26 Dec in Sevan

Parana time: when to break the fast?

Friday 6 January

Parana time

08:23–17:48

9 h 25 min · Tithika’s convention

Wednesday 27 December

Parana time

08:22–08:32

10 min

Saphala Ekadashi timings: fast, parana

Thu 5 Jan

08:23Fast beginsat sunrise
Friday 6 January
08:23–17:48Parana timeto break the fast · Tithika’s convention

Tue 26 Dec

08:21Fast beginsat sunrise
Wednesday 27 December
08:22–08:32Parana timeto break the fast

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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 Thu 5 Jan?

Saphala Ekadashi is on Thu 5 Jan: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.

Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 00:48 to 22:15.

Ekadashi ended at 22:15 Thu; arunodaya is Dwadashi.

One row per day, on one clock (UTC+4). Band: the tithi. Box: Arunodaya. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.

Smartas test Ekadashi at sunrise: it holds sunrise on Thu 5 Jan only, at 08:23: Thu 5 Jan. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 00:48, before it (06:47–08:23).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Fri 6 Jan, 08:23–17:48 (sunset, Tithika’s convention)

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 22:15 on Thu 5 Jan to 19:08 on Fri 6 Jan; harivasara ends at 03:28. So parana runs from sunrise on Fri 6 Jan, 08:23. Parana is a day act, so Tithika ends the window at sunset, 17:48: Tithika’s convention. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 10:16.

Why Tue 26 Dec?

Saphala Ekadashi is on Tue 26 Dec: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.

Dashami through all of arunodaya and at sunrise; Ekadashi begins at 11:13.

Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 11:13 Mon to 10:18.

One row per day, on one clock (UTC+4). Band: the tithi. Box: Arunodaya. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.

Smartas test Ekadashi at sunrise: it holds sunrise on Tue 26 Dec only, at 08:21: Tue 26 Dec. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 11:13 Mon, before it (06:45–08:21).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Wed 27 Dec, 08:22–08:32

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 10:18 on Tue 26 Dec to 08:32 on Wed 27 Dec; harivasara ends at 15:51 Tue. So parana runs from sunrise on Wed 27 Dec, 08:22.

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).