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Ekadashi (all)

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

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2033

  • Tuesday, 11 January 2033 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 27 January 2033 · Shattila Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 9 February 2033 · Jaya Ekadashi
  • Friday, 25 February 2033 · Vijaya Ekadashi
  • Friday, 11 March 2033 · Amalaki Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 27 March 2033 · Papamochani Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 10 April 2033 · Kamada Ekadashi
  • Monday, 25 April 2033 · Varuthini Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 10 May 2033 · Mohini Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 25 May 2033 · Apara Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 8 June 2033 · Nirjala Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 23 June 2033 · Yogini Ekadashi
  • Friday, 8 July 2033 · Devshayani Ekadashi
  • Friday, 22 July 2033 · Kamika Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 7 August 2033 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 20 August 2033 · Aja Ekadashi
  • Monday, 5 September 2033 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
  • Monday, 19 September 2033 · Indira Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 5 October 2033 · Papankusha Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 18 October 2033 · Rama Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 3 November 2033 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 17 November 2033 · Utpanna Ekadashi
  • Friday, 2 December 2033 · Mokshada Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 17 December 2033 · Saphala Ekadashi

2034

  • Sunday, 1 January 2034 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
  • Monday, 16 January 2034 · Shattila Ekadashi
  • Monday, 30 January 2034 · Jaya Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 15 February 2034 · Vijaya Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 28 February 2034 · Amalaki Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 16 March 2034 · Papamochani Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 30 March 2034 · Kamada Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 15 April 2034 · Varuthini Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 29 April 2034 · Mohini Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 14 May 2034 · Apara Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 28 May 2034 · Nirjala Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 13 June 2034 · Yogini Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 27 June 2034 · Padmini Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 12 July 2034 · Parama Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 27 July 2034 · Devshayani Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 10 August 2034 · Kamika Ekadashi
  • Friday, 25 August 2034 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
  • Friday, 8 September 2034 · Aja Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 24 September 2034 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 8 October 2034 · Indira Ekadashi
  • Monday, 23 October 2034 · Papankusha Ekadashi
  • Monday, 6 November 2034 · Rama Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 22 November 2034 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 6 December 2034 · Utpanna Ekadashi
  • Friday, 22 December 2034 · Mokshada 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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