Saphala Ekadashi 2024 in Pāthardi, Maharashtra 2 dates in 2024

Maharashtra, India

Vrat · times in IST

When is Saphala Ekadashi 2024 in Pāthardi?

Twice in 2024

Sunday 7 January

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Sun 7 Jan in Pāthardi

Thursday 26 December

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

Smarta · Vaishnava

Full panchang for Thu 26 Dec in Pāthardi

Parana time: when to break the fast?

Monday 8 January

Parana time

07:04–18:06

11 h 2 min · Tithika’s convention

Friday 27 December

Parana time

07:10–17:59

10 h 49 min · Tithika’s convention

Saphala Ekadashi timings: fast, parana

Sun 7 Jan

07:04Fast beginsat sunrise
Monday 8 January
07:04–18:06Parana timeto break the fast · Tithika’s convention

Thu 26 Dec

07:00Fast beginsat sunrise
Friday 27 December
07:10–17:59Parana 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 Sun 7 Jan?

Saphala Ekadashi is on Sun 7 Jan: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.

Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 00:42 to 00:46 Mon.

Ekadashi ended at 00:46; 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 7 Jan only, at 07:04: Sun 7 Jan. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 00:42, before it (05:28–07:04).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Mon 8 Jan, 07:04–18:06 (sunset, Tithika’s convention)

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 00:46 on Mon 8 Jan to 23:59 on Mon 8 Jan; harivasara ends at 06:34. So parana runs from sunrise on Mon 8 Jan, 07:04. Parana is a day act, so Tithika ends the window at sunset, 18:06: 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 26 Dec?

Saphala Ekadashi is on Thu 26 Dec: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.

Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 22:29 Wed to 00:44 Fri.

Ekadashi ended at 00:44; 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 26 Dec only, at 07:00: Thu 26 Dec. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 22:29 Wed, before it (05:24–07:00).

Breaking the fast

Smarta · Vaishnava · Fri 27 Dec, 07:10–17:59 (sunset, Tithika’s convention)

Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 00:44 on Fri 27 Dec to 02:27 on Sat 28 Dec; harivasara ends at 07:10. 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).