Saphala Ekadashi 1997 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra 2 dates in 1997
Maharashtra, India
Vrat · times in IST
When is Saphala Ekadashi 1997 in Pāthardi?
Twice in 1997
Sunday 5 January
Pausha Krishna Ekadashi (purnimanta) · Margashirsha Krishna Ekadashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Sun 5 Jan in PāthardiThursday 25 December
Pausha Krishna Ekadashi (purnimanta) · Margashirsha Krishna Ekadashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Thu 25 Dec in PāthardiParana time: when to break the fast?
Monday 6 January
Friday 26 December
Saphala Ekadashi timings: fast, parana
Sun 5 Jan
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07:04Fast beginsat sunrise
- Monday 6 January
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07:04–18:05Parana timeto break the fast · Tithika’s convention
Thu 25 Dec
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06:59Fast beginsat sunrise
- Friday 26 December
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07:00–17:59Parana timeto break the fast · Tithika’s convention
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.
Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 21:04 Sat to 20:15.
Ekadashi ended at 20:15 Sun; arunodaya is Dwadashi.
One row per day, on one clock (IST). 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 07:04: Sun 5 Jan. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 21:04 Sat, before it (05:28–07:04).
Breaking the fast
Smarta · Vaishnava · Mon 6 Jan, 07:04–18:05 (sunset, Tithika’s convention)
Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 20:15 on Sun 5 Jan to 18:36 on Mon 6 Jan; harivasara ends at 01:50. So parana runs from sunrise on Mon 6 Jan, 07:04. Parana is a day act, so Tithika ends the window at sunset, 18:05: Tithika’s convention. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 09:16.
Why Thu 25 Dec?
Saphala Ekadashi is on Thu 25 Dec: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.
Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 21:18 Wed to 22:53.
Ekadashi ended at 22:53 Thu; arunodaya is Dwadashi.
One row per day, on one clock (IST). 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 06:59: Thu 25 Dec. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 21:18 Wed, before it (05:23–06:59).
Breaking the fast
Smarta · Vaishnava · Fri 26 Dec, 07:00–17:59 (sunset, Tithika’s convention)
Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 22:53 on Thu 25 Dec to 23:46 on Fri 26 Dec; harivasara ends at 05:06. So parana runs from sunrise on Fri 26 Dec, 07:00. Parana is a day act, so Tithika ends the window at sunset, 17:59: Tithika’s convention. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 09:12.
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).