Thursday, 18 March 2027

About this day

Today is Shukla Ekadasi — the eleventh tithi of the shukla fortnight of Phalguna, and the fortnightly fasting day kept for Vishnu. The tithi runs until 01:53 AM.

The fast begins at sunrise, 06:33 AM, and is broken tomorrow morning inside the parana window: after sunrise and before dwadashi ends. Grains and pulses are set aside for the whole tithi. The moon is in Pushya, the most auspicious of the twenty-seven — nourishment itself until 03:22 AM, and the yoga is Atiganda.

The day runs from 06:33 AM to 06:37 PM, 12h 4m of daylight, the moon stands in Meena. Rahu kalam runs 02:06 PM to 03:36 PM, yamagandam 06:33 AM to 08:04 AM, and abhijit muhurta — the window held open to nearly anything — 12:11 PM to 12:59 PM. All of these are computed for India (IST); change the city in the header and they move with it.

• Shukla Ekadasi tithi
• Pushya nakshatra
• Ekadashi dates and rules