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Ekadashi (all)

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

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2035

  • Friday, 5 January 2035 · Saphala Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 20 January 2035 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 3 February 2035 · Shattila Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 18 February 2035 · Jaya Ekadashi
  • Monday, 5 March 2035 · Vijaya Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 20 March 2035 · Amalaki Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 4 April 2035 · Papamochani Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 18 April 2035 · Kamada Ekadashi
  • Friday, 4 May 2035 · Varuthini Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 17 May 2035 · Mohini Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 2 June 2035 · Apara Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 16 June 2035 · Nirjala Ekadashi
  • Monday, 2 July 2035 · Yogini Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 15 July 2035 · Devshayani Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 31 July 2035 · Kamika Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 14 August 2035 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 29 August 2035 · Aja Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 13 September 2035 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 27 September 2035 · Indira Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 13 October 2035 · Papankusha Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 27 October 2035 · Rama Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 11 November 2035 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 25 November 2035 · Utpanna Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 11 December 2035 · Mokshada Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 25 December 2035 · Saphala Ekadashi

2036

  • Thursday, 10 January 2036 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 23 January 2036 · Shattila Ekadashi
  • Friday, 8 February 2036 · Jaya Ekadashi
  • Friday, 22 February 2036 · Vijaya Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 8 March 2036 · Amalaki Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 23 March 2036 · Papamochani Ekadashi
  • Monday, 7 April 2036 · Kamada Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 22 April 2036 · Varuthini Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 6 May 2036 · Mohini Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 22 May 2036 · Apara Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 4 June 2036 · Nirjala Ekadashi
  • Friday, 20 June 2036 · Yogini Ekadashi
  • Friday, 4 July 2036 · Devshayani Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 20 July 2036 · Kamika Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 2 August 2036 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
  • Monday, 18 August 2036 · Aja Ekadashi
  • Monday, 1 September 2036 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 16 September 2036 · Indira Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 30 September 2036 · Papankusha Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 15 October 2036 · Rama Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 30 October 2036 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
  • Friday, 14 November 2036 · Utpanna Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 29 November 2036 · Mokshada Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 13 December 2036 · Saphala Ekadashi
  • Monday, 29 December 2036 · Pausha Putrada 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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