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Ekadashi (all)

The eleventh tithi of each fortnight, kept as a fast by Vaishnava households.

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1994

  • Saturday, 8 January 1994 · Saphala Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 23 January 1994 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 6 February 1994 · Shattila Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 22 February 1994 · Jaya Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 8 March 1994 · Vijaya Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 23 March 1994 · Amalaki Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 6 April 1994 · Papamochani Ekadashi
  • Friday, 22 April 1994 · Kamada Ekadashi
  • Friday, 6 May 1994 · Varuthini Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 21 May 1994 · Mohini Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 4 June 1994 · Apara Ekadashi
  • Monday, 20 June 1994 · Nirjala Ekadashi
  • Monday, 4 July 1994 · Yogini Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 19 July 1994 · Devshayani Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 3 August 1994 · Kamika Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 17 August 1994 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 1 September 1994 · Aja Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 15 September 1994 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 1 October 1994 · Indira Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 15 October 1994 · Papankusha Ekadashi
  • Monday, 31 October 1994 · Rama Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 13 November 1994 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 29 November 1994 · Utpanna Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 13 December 1994 · Mokshada Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 29 December 1994 · Saphala Ekadashi

1995

  • Thursday, 12 January 1995 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
  • Friday, 27 January 1995 · Shattila Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 11 February 1995 · Jaya Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 25 February 1995 · Vijaya Ekadashi
  • Monday, 13 March 1995 · Amalaki Ekadashi
  • Monday, 27 March 1995 · Papamochani Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 11 April 1995 · Kamada Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 25 April 1995 · Varuthini Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 11 May 1995 · Mohini Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 24 May 1995 · Apara Ekadashi
  • Friday, 9 June 1995 · Nirjala Ekadashi
  • Friday, 23 June 1995 · Yogini Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 9 July 1995 · Devshayani Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 23 July 1995 · Kamika Ekadashi
  • Monday, 7 August 1995 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
  • Monday, 21 August 1995 · Aja Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 5 September 1995 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 20 September 1995 · Indira Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 4 October 1995 · Papankusha Ekadashi
  • Friday, 20 October 1995 · Rama Ekadashi
  • Friday, 3 November 1995 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 19 November 1995 · Utpanna Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 2 December 1995 · Mokshada Ekadashi
  • Monday, 18 December 1995 · Saphala Ekadashi

How the date is fixed

The eleventh day of each half of the lunar month, kept on the day Ekadashi is running at sunrise. If it starts and ends between two sunrises, the fast moves to the next day. Each Ekadashi is named after its North Indian (purnimanta) month; dark-half Ekadashis also show the amanta month, which is one month behind.

About

Ekadashi occurs twice a lunar month, on the eleventh tithi of the bright and the dark half, giving 24 in a normal year and 26 in a year with an adhika masa; each has its own name and story. The day is fixed by the tithi at sunrise, with a further condition: if Dashami is still running at the start of the day (in the smarta rule, at dawn; in the Vaishnava rule, at the 96-minute arunodaya before sunrise), the fast moves to the next day. This is why two almanacs can print consecutive dates for the same Ekadashi. The fast is broken (parana) in Dwadashi the next morning, after sunrise and before Dwadashi ends.

How it is observed

A fast from grains for the day, Vishnu worship, and the parana in Dwadashi the following morning.

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