Saphala Ekadashi 2016 in Sevan, Gegharkunik, Armenia 2 dates in 2016

Vrat · times in UTC+4

When is Saphala Ekadashi 2016 in Sevan?

Twice in 2016

Tuesday 5 January

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Tue 5 Jan in Sevan

Saturday 24 December

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Sat 24 Dec in Sevan

Parana time: when to break the fast?

Wednesday 6 January

Parana time

11:39–17:47

6 h 8 min · Tithika’s convention

Sunday 25 December

Parana time

08:40–17:38

8 h 58 min · Tithika’s convention

Saphala Ekadashi timings: fast, parana

Tue 5 Jan

08:23Fast beginsat sunrise
Wednesday 6 January
11:39–17:47Parana timeto break the fast · Tithika’s convention

Sat 24 Dec

08:21Fast beginsat sunrise
Sunday 25 December
08:40–17:38Parana timeto break the fast · Tithika’s convention

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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 Tue 5 Jan?

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

Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 03:43 to 05:24 Wed.

Ekadashi ended at 05:24; arunodaya is Dwadashi. Ekadashi: 03:43 Tue to 05:24.

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 5 Jan only, at 08:23: Tue 5 Jan. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 03:43, before it (06:47–08:23).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Wed 6 Jan, 11:39–17:47 (sunset, Tithika’s convention)

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 05:24 on Wed 6 Jan to 06:24 on Thu 7 Jan; harivasara ends at 11:39. Parana is a day act, so Tithika ends the window at sunset, 17:47: Tithika’s convention. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 10:16, which here ends before harivasara does.

Why Sat 24 Dec?

Saphala Ekadashi is on Sat 24 Dec: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.

Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 23:24 Fri to 02:02 Sun.

Ekadashi ended at 02:02; 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 Sat 24 Dec only, at 08:21: Sat 24 Dec. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 23:24 Fri, before it (06:45–08:21).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Sun 25 Dec, 08:40–17:38 (sunset, Tithika’s convention)

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 02:02 on Sun 25 Dec to 04:37 on Mon 26 Dec; harivasara ends at 08:40. Parana is a day act, so Tithika ends the window at sunset, 17:38: Tithika’s convention. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 10:13.

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).