Saphala Ekadashi 1994 in Ipameri, Goiás, Brazil 2 dates in 1994

Vrat · times in UTC−2

When is Saphala Ekadashi 1994 in Ipameri?

Twice in 1994

Friday 7 January

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Fri 7 Jan in Ipameri

Wednesday 28 December

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Wed 28 Dec in Ipameri

Parana time: when to break the fast?

Saturday 8 January

Parana time

08:34–19:53

11 h 19 min · Tithika’s convention

Thursday 29 December

Parana time

06:39–18:51

12 h 12 min

Saphala Ekadashi timings: fast, parana

Fri 7 Jan

06:44Fast beginsat sunrise
Saturday 8 January
08:34–19:53Parana timeto break the fast · Tithika’s convention

Wed 28 Dec

06:38Fast beginsat sunrise
Thursday 29 December
06:39–18:51Parana 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 Fri 7 Jan?

Saphala Ekadashi is on Fri 7 Jan: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.

Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 04:57 to 03:01 Sat.

Ekadashi ended at 03:01; arunodaya is Dwadashi. Ekadashi: 04:57 Fri to 03:01.

One row per day, on one clock (UTC−2). Band: the tithi. Box: Arunodaya. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.

Smartas test Ekadashi at sunrise: it holds sunrise on Fri 7 Jan only, at 06:44: Fri 7 Jan. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 04:57, before it (05:08–06:44).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Sat 8 Jan, 08:34–19:53 (sunset, Tithika’s convention)

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 03:01 on Sat 8 Jan to 01:12 on Sun 9 Jan; harivasara ends at 08:34. Parana is a day act, so Tithika ends the window at sunset, 19:53: Tithika’s convention. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 09:23.

Why Wed 28 Dec?

Saphala Ekadashi is on Wed 28 Dec: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.

Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 00:32 to 21:53.

Ekadashi ended at 21:53 Wed; arunodaya is Dwadashi.

One row per day, on one clock (UTC−2). Band: the tithi. Box: Arunodaya. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.

Smartas test Ekadashi at sunrise: it holds sunrise on Wed 28 Dec only, at 06:38: Wed 28 Dec. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 00:32, before it (05:02–06:38).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Thu 29 Dec, 06:39–18:51

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 21:53 on Wed 28 Dec to 18:51 on Thu 29 Dec; harivasara ends at 03:07. So parana runs from sunrise on Thu 29 Dec, 06:39. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 09:17.

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).