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Saphala Ekadashi 2021 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra 2 dates in 2021

Maharashtra, India

Vrat · times in IST

When is Saphala Ekadashi 2021 in Pāthardi?

Twice in 2021

Saturday 9 January

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Sat 9 Jan in Pāthardi

Thursday 30 December

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Thu 30 Dec in Pāthardi

Parana time: when to break the fast?

Sunday 10 January

Parana time
07:05–16:53
9 h 48 min

Friday 31 December

Parana time
07:02–10:40
3 h 38 min

Saphala Ekadashi timings: fast, parana

Sat 9 Jan

  • 07:04Fast beginsat sunrise
  • Sunday 10 January
  • 07:05–16:53Parana timeto break the fast

Thu 30 Dec

  • 07:01Fast beginsat sunrise
  • Friday 31 December
  • 07:02–10:40Parana 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 Sat 9 Jan?

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

Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 21:40 Fri to 19:17.

Ekadashi ended at 19:17 Sat; 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 Sat 9 Jan only, at 07:04: Sat 9 Jan. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 21:40 Fri, before it (05:28–07:04).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Sun 10 Jan, 07:05–16:53

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 19:17 on Sat 9 Jan to 16:53 on Sun 10 Jan; harivasara ends at 00:41. So parana runs from sunrise on Sun 10 Jan, 07:05. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 09:17.

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 16:12.

Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 16:12 Wed to 13:40.

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 30 Dec only, at 07:01: Thu 30 Dec. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 16:12 Wed, before it (05:25–07:01).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Fri 31 Dec, 07:02–10:40

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 13:40 on Thu 30 Dec to 10:40 on Fri 31 Dec; harivasara ends at 18:55 Thu. So parana runs from sunrise on Fri 31 Dec, 07:02.

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).