Nirjala Ekadashi 2027
Monday, 14 June 2027
The Ekadashi of Jyeshtha Shukla paksha, kept nirjala, without even water, from sunrise to the next sunrise.
- Ekadashi begins
- 14 Jun, 2:12 AM
- Ekadashi ends
- 15 Jun, 2:08 AM
- Parana (breaking the fast)
- 15 Jun, 1:46 PM to 4:32 PM
- Hari Vasara (Dwadashi’s first quarter) ends
- 15 Jun, 8:15 AM
- Ekadashi begins
- 2 Jun, 7:32 PM
- Ekadashi ends
- 3 Jun, 5:26 PM
- Parana (breaking the fast)
- 4 Jun, 5:23 AM to 8:09 AM
For New Delhi, in IST. A tithi begins and ends at the same moment everywhere; the day a vrat falls on, and its hours, are New Delhi’s and can differ by a day abroad.
Nirjala Ekadashi in 2026, 2027, 2028
with the tithi and the parana
About Nirjala Ekadashi
It falls in the hottest weeks of the year, and is held to give the merit of all twenty-four Ekadashis.
Also called: Bhimseni, Pandava Ekadashi.
What it is kept for
The merit of all the year’s Ekadashis in one, kept without food or water.
Nirjala Ekadashi vrat katha
Bhima, the strongest of the Pandavas, could not go hungry: a fire called vrika burned in his stomach. His brothers and Draupadi kept every Ekadashi, and he asked Vyasa how he could earn its merit without fasting twenty-four times a year.
Vyasa told him to keep this one Ekadashi, of Jyeshtha Shukla, without food and without water, and he would have the merit of them all. Bhima kept it, and the day has been called Bhimseni Ekadashi since.
Retold from the Ekadashi Mahatmya in the Uttara Khanda of the Padma Purana, where Shri Krishna tells Yudhishthira the story and the merit of each Ekadashi.
Vrat vidhi
Water is the daan of the day: families set up a pyau, give a clay pot of water, a hand fan, sherbet or fruit. If your health does not allow a fast without water, tradition allows the achaman (a sip at puja) and a fruit or water fast; a doctor’s advice comes first.
Beyond that, it is kept as every Ekadashi is: one sattvik meal without rice on Dashami, the sankalp at dawn, Vishnu’s puja with tulsi picked the day before, the katha, and no grain until parana, with fruit, milk, sabudana, kuttu and singhara in its place. The Ekadashi page has every step and the full lists of what to eat and avoid.
When to break the fast
Hari Vasara, the first quarter of Dwadashi, runs until 15 Jun, 8:15 AM, past the morning, and a fast is not broken at midday, so parana waits until after madhyahna: 1:46 PM to 4:32 PM on Tuesday, 15 June, in New Delhi.
In 2026: Hari Vasara, the first quarter of Dwadashi, is over by 26 Jun, 2:44 AM, before sunrise, so the fast is broken in pratahkal, the first fifth of the day: 5:25 AM to 8:12 AM on Friday, 26 June 2026, in New Delhi.
In 2028: Hari Vasara, the first quarter of Dwadashi, is over by 3 Jun, 10:58 PM, before sunrise, so the fast is broken in pratahkal, the first fifth of the day: 5:23 AM to 8:09 AM on Sunday, 4 June 2028, in New Delhi.
Every Ekadashi
and when each falls nextCommon questions
8 questionsWhen is Nirjala Ekadashi 2027?
Nirjala Ekadashi 2027 is on Monday, 14 June 2027, in New Delhi. Ekadashi runs from 14 Jun, 2:12 AM to 15 Jun, 2:08 AM.
What is the parana time for Nirjala Ekadashi 2027?
On Tuesday, 15 June, 1:46 PM to 4:32 PM, in New Delhi. Break the fast after sunrise, once Hari Vasara is over and before Dwadashi ends.
Nirjala Ekadashi date in June 2026?
Thursday, 25 June 2026, in New Delhi; parana on 26 June, 5:25 AM to 8:12 AM.
Nirjala Ekadashi date in June 2028?
Saturday, 3 June 2028, in New Delhi; parana on 4 June, 5:23 AM to 8:09 AM.
Which month is Nirjala Ekadashi in?
Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi, in the North Indian Purnimanta calendar.
Can I drink water on Ekadashi?
Yes, unless you have taken the nirjala sankalp. Most families keep Ekadashi with water and fruit (phalahar); only Nirjala Ekadashi in Jyeshtha is traditionally kept without water. Decide which kind of fast you are keeping at the sankalp.
Why is rice not eaten on Ekadashi?
Tradition keeps every grain out of the Ekadashi fast, and rice most of all; the Puranas say that on this day sin takes refuge in grain. Families who do not fast still usually skip rice that day.
What is parana, and what if I miss the time?
Parana is breaking the fast on Dwadashi, within the time given for each date. If the window passes, break it as soon as you can while Dwadashi lasts, with water and a little prasad. Breaking it after Dwadashi has ended is what tradition counts as a fault.
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