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Ekadashi (all)

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

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2028

  • Sunday, 3 January 2027 · Saphala Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 19 January 2027 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 2 February 2027 · Shattila Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 17 February 2027 · Jaya Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 3 March 2027 · Vijaya Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 18 March 2027 · Amalaki Ekadashi
  • Friday, 2 April 2027 · Papamochani Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 17 April 2027 · Kamada Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 2 May 2027 · Varuthini Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 16 May 2027 · Mohini Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 1 June 2027 · Apara Ekadashi
  • Monday, 14 June 2027 · Nirjala Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 30 June 2027 · Yogini Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 14 July 2027 · Devshayani Ekadashi
  • Friday, 30 July 2027 · Kamika Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 12 August 2027 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 28 August 2027 · Aja Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 11 September 2027 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 26 September 2027 · Indira Ekadashi
  • Monday, 11 October 2027 · Papankusha Ekadashi
  • Monday, 25 October 2027 · Rama Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 10 November 2027 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 24 November 2027 · Utpanna Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 9 December 2027 · Mokshada Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 23 December 2027 · Saphala Ekadashi

2029

  • Wednesday, 10 January 2029 · Shattila Ekadashi
  • Friday, 26 January 2029 · Jaya Ekadashi
  • Friday, 9 February 2029 · Vijaya Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 25 February 2029 · Amalaki Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 10 March 2029 · Papamochani Ekadashi
  • Monday, 26 March 2029 · Padmini Ekadashi
  • Monday, 9 April 2029 · Parama Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 25 April 2029 · Kamada Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 9 May 2029 · Varuthini Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 24 May 2029 · Mohini Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 7 June 2029 · Apara Ekadashi
  • Friday, 22 June 2029 · Nirjala Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 7 July 2029 · Yogini Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 21 July 2029 · Devshayani Ekadashi
  • Monday, 6 August 2029 · Kamika Ekadashi
  • Monday, 20 August 2029 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 4 September 2029 · Aja Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 18 September 2029 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 4 October 2029 · Indira Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 17 October 2029 · Papankusha Ekadashi
  • Friday, 2 November 2029 · Rama Ekadashi
  • Friday, 16 November 2029 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 2 December 2029 · Utpanna Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 16 December 2029 · Mokshada Ekadashi
  • Monday, 31 December 2029 · 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.

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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