When to break the Ekadashi fast in Houston
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Parana — breaking the fast
Mon 7 Sep 14:34 – 17:05
2h 31m
Not at sunrise today. Hari-vasara — the first quarter of the Dwadashi tithi — runs until 11:59, and the fast is not broken during it.
Parana is the breaking of the Ekadashi fast, on the following day during Dwadashi. It may not be done during Hari-vasara, the first quarter of the Dwadashi tithi — which is why the window sometimes opens well after sunrise.
Why this date?
The Ekadashi tithi began after sunrise and ended before the next sunrise in Houston, so it covered no sunrise at all. This is called kshaya, a "lost" tithi, and the traditions resolve it differently.
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| Ekadashi tithi begins | 2026-09-06 08:59 |
|---|---|
| Ekadashi tithi ends | 2026-09-07 06:34 |
| Sunrise (Houston) | 07:01 |
| Arunodaya | 05:25 |
| Mahadvadashi | none (suddha) |
| Hari-vasara ends | 11:59 |
| Parana rule | EP_TYPE_APARAHNA_START / EP_TYPE_APARAHNA_END |
Hari-vasara outlasts the preferred morning window, so we place Parana in Aparahna. This reproduces published times, but we inferred the rule from agreement rather than reading it in a source. More.
Computed from the positions of the Sun and Moon for Houston. Method and limits.
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Parana times for Houston, 2026–2027
| Ekadashi | Fast day | Parana | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shattila Ekadashi | Tue 13 Jan | 13:33–15:38 | differs |
| Jaya Ekadashi | Wed 28 Jan | 07:44–09:21 | |
| Vijaya Ekadashi | Thu 12 Feb | 13:42–15:55 | |
| Amalaki Ekadashi | Fri 27 Feb | 06:48–09:06 | |
| Papamochani Ekadashi | Sat 14 Mar | 07:31–09:54 | |
| Kamada Ekadashi | Sat 28 Mar | 07:14–09:43 | |
| Varuthini Ekadashi | Mon 13 Apr | 06:55–09:30 | |
| Mohini Ekadashi | Mon 27 Apr | 06:41–08:22 | |
| Apara Ekadashi | Tue 12 May | 08:28–09:13 | |
| Padmini Ekadashi | Tue 26 May | 06:22–09:09 | |
| Parama Ekadashi | Thu 11 Jun | 06:20–09:07 | |
| Nirjala Ekadashi | Thu 25 Jun | 06:22–09:11 | |
| Yogini Ekadashi | Fri 10 Jul | 06:29–09:16 | |
| Devshayani Ekadashi | Fri 24 Jul | 07:40–09:21 | |
| Kamika Ekadashi | Sat 8 Aug | 06:45–09:26 | |
| Shravana Putrada Ekadashi | Sun 23 Aug | 06:54–09:30 | |
| Aja Ekadashi | Sun 6 Sep | 14:34–17:05 | differs |
| Parivartini Ekadashi | Tue 22 Sep | 07:10–09:35 | |
| Indira Ekadashi | Tue 6 Oct | 07:18–09:38 | |
| Papankusha Ekadashi | Wed 21 Oct | 14:13–16:28 | |
| Rama Ekadashi | Wed 4 Nov | 06:38–08:48 | |
| Prabodhini Ekadashi | Fri 20 Nov | 06:51–08:57 | |
| Utpanna Ekadashi | Fri 4 Dec | 07:02–09:06 | |
| Mokshada Ekadashi | Sat 19 Dec | 07:12–08:45 | differs |
| Saphala Ekadashi | Sat 2 Jan | 13:27–15:31 | |
| Pausha Putrada Ekadashi | Mon 18 Jan | 07:16–09:23 | |
| Shattila Ekadashi | Mon 1 Feb | 07:10–09:20 | |
| Jaya Ekadashi | Tue 16 Feb | 13:42–15:57 | differs |
| Vijaya Ekadashi | Wed 3 Mar | 06:44–09:03 | |
| Amalaki Ekadashi | Thu 18 Mar | 07:26–09:51 | |
| Papamochani Ekadashi | Fri 2 Apr | 07:08–09:39 | |
| Kamada Ekadashi | Fri 16 Apr | 06:52–09:28 | |
| Varuthini Ekadashi | Sun 2 May | 06:37–09:17 | |
| Mohini Ekadashi | Sat 15 May | 06:28–06:43 | differs |
| Apara Ekadashi | Mon 31 May | 06:21–09:08 | |
| Nirjala Ekadashi | Mon 14 Jun | 06:20–09:09 | |
| Yogini Ekadashi | Wed 30 Jun | 06:24–07:45 | |
| Devshayani Ekadashi | Tue 13 Jul | 09:03–09:17 | |
| Kamika Ekadashi | Thu 29 Jul | 06:39–09:22 | |
| Shravana Putrada Ekadashi | Thu 12 Aug | 06:48–09:27 | |
| Aja Ekadashi | Fri 27 Aug | 07:26–09:30 | |
| Parivartini Ekadashi | Sat 11 Sep | 07:04–09:33 | |
| Indira Ekadashi | Sat 25 Sep | 07:11–09:19 | differs |
| Papankusha Ekadashi | Sun 10 Oct | 14:17–16:36 | |
| Rama Ekadashi | Mon 25 Oct | 07:30–09:44 | |
| Prabodhini Ekadashi | Tue 9 Nov | 06:41–08:51 | |
| Utpanna Ekadashi | Tue 23 Nov | 06:53–08:59 | |
| Mokshada Ekadashi | Thu 9 Dec | 07:05–09:09 | |
| Saphala Ekadashi | Thu 23 Dec | 07:13–09:16 |
Highlighted rows are dates where the Smarta and Gaudiya (ISKCON) reckonings differ.