Saphala Ekadashi 1997 in Ipameri, Goiás, Brazil 2 dates in 1997

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When is Saphala Ekadashi 1997 in Ipameri?

Twice in 1997

Sunday 5 January

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Sun 5 Jan in Ipameri

Thursday 25 December

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Thu 25 Dec in Ipameri

Parana time: when to break the fast?

Monday 6 January

Parana time

06:44–11:06

4 h 22 min

Friday 26 December

Parana time

06:37–16:16

9 h 39 min

Saphala Ekadashi timings: fast, parana

Sun 5 Jan

06:43Fast beginsat sunrise
Monday 6 January
06:44–11:06Parana timeto break the fast

Thu 25 Dec

06:37Fast beginsat sunrise
Friday 26 December
06:37–16:16Parana 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 5 Jan?

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

Dashami through all of arunodaya and at sunrise; Ekadashi begins at 13:34.

Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 13:34 Sat to 12:45.

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 Sun 5 Jan only, at 06:43: Sun 5 Jan. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 13:34 Sat, before it (05:07–06:43).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Mon 6 Jan, 06:44–11:06

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 12:45 on Sun 5 Jan to 11:06 on Mon 6 Jan; harivasara ends at 18:20 Sun. So parana runs from sunrise on Mon 6 Jan, 06:44.

Why Thu 25 Dec?

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

Dashami through all of arunodaya and at sunrise; Ekadashi begins at 13:48.

Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 13:48 Wed to 15:23.

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 Thu 25 Dec only, at 06:37: Thu 25 Dec. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 13:48 Wed, before it (05:01–06:37).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Fri 26 Dec, 06:37–16:16

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 15:23 on Thu 25 Dec to 16:16 on Fri 26 Dec; harivasara ends at 21:36 Thu. So parana runs from sunrise on Fri 26 Dec, 06:37. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 09:16.

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).