Saphala Ekadashi 2021 in Diffa, Niger 2 dates in 2021

Vrat · times in WAT

When is Saphala Ekadashi 2021 in Diffa?

Twice in 2021

Saturday 9 January

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Sat 9 Jan in Diffa

Thursday 30 December

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Thu 30 Dec in Diffa

Parana time: when to break the fast?

Sunday 10 January

Parana time

06:35–12:23

5 h 48 min

Friday 31 December

Parana time

04:55–06:10

1 h 15 min · Tithika’s convention

Saphala Ekadashi timings: fast, parana

Sat 9 Jan

06:34Fast beginsat sunrise
Sunday 10 January
06:35–12:23Parana timeto break the fast

Thu 30 Dec

06:31Fast beginsat sunrise
Friday 31 December
04:55–06:10Parana timeto break the fast · Tithika’s convention

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 Sat 9 Jan?

Saphala Ekadashi is on Sat 9 Jan: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.

Dashami through all of arunodaya and at sunrise; Ekadashi begins at 17:10.

Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 17:10 Fri to 14:47.

One row per day, on one clock (UTC+1). Band: the tithi. Box: Arunodaya. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.

Smartas test Ekadashi at sunrise: it holds sunrise on Sat 9 Jan only, at 06:34: Sat 9 Jan. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 17:10 Fri, before it (04:58–06:34).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Sun 10 Jan, 06:35–12:23

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 14:47 on Sat 9 Jan to 12:23 on Sun 10 Jan; harivasara ends at 20:11 Sat. So parana runs from sunrise on Sun 10 Jan, 06:35. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 08:52.

Why Thu 30 Dec?

Saphala Ekadashi is on Thu 30 Dec: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.

Dashami through all of arunodaya and at sunrise; Ekadashi begins at 11:42.

Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 11:42 Wed to 09:10.

One row per day, on one clock (UTC+1). Band: the tithi. Box: Arunodaya. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.

Smartas test Ekadashi at sunrise: it holds sunrise on Thu 30 Dec only, at 06:31: Thu 30 Dec. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 11:42 Wed, before it (04:55–06:31).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Fri 31 Dec, 04:55–06:10 (from arunodaya, Tithika’s convention)

Dwadashi ends at 06:10 on Fri 31 Dec, after arunodaya begins (04:55) and before sunrise (06:31). When Dwadashi is short, the Nirnayasindhu, citing the Matsya, brings parana forward to dawn, before Dwadashi ends. Tithika starts it at arunodaya: Tithika’s convention.

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).