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Ekadashi (all)

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

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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

2030

  • Tuesday, 15 January 2030 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 29 January 2030 · Shattila Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 14 February 2030 · Jaya Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 28 February 2030 · Vijaya Ekadashi
  • Friday, 15 March 2030 · Amalaki Ekadashi
  • Friday, 29 March 2030 · Papamochani Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 14 April 2030 · Kamada Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 28 April 2030 · Varuthini Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 14 May 2030 · Mohini Ekadashi
  • Monday, 27 May 2030 · Apara Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 12 June 2030 · Nirjala Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 26 June 2030 · Yogini Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 11 July 2030 · Devshayani Ekadashi
  • Friday, 26 July 2030 · Kamika Ekadashi
  • Friday, 9 August 2030 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 24 August 2030 · Aja Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 8 September 2030 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
  • Monday, 23 September 2030 · Indira Ekadashi
  • Monday, 7 October 2030 · Papankusha Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 23 October 2030 · Rama Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 5 November 2030 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 21 November 2030 · Utpanna Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 5 December 2030 · Mokshada Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 21 December 2030 · 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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