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Ekadashi (all)

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

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2037

  • Monday, 12 January 2037 · Shattila Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 28 January 2037 · Jaya Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 10 February 2037 · Vijaya Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 26 February 2037 · Amalaki Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 12 March 2037 · Papamochani Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 28 March 2037 · Kamada Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 11 April 2037 · Varuthini Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 26 April 2037 · Mohini Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 10 May 2037 · Apara Ekadashi
  • Monday, 25 May 2037 · Padmini Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 9 June 2037 · Parama Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 23 June 2037 · Nirjala Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 9 July 2037 · Yogini Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 23 July 2037 · Devshayani Ekadashi
  • Friday, 7 August 2037 · Kamika Ekadashi
  • Friday, 21 August 2037 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 6 September 2037 · Aja Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 19 September 2037 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
  • Monday, 5 October 2037 · Indira Ekadashi
  • Monday, 19 October 2037 · Papankusha Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 4 November 2037 · Rama Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 18 November 2037 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 3 December 2037 · Utpanna Ekadashi
  • Friday, 18 December 2037 · Mokshada Ekadashi

2038

  • Friday, 1 January 2038 · Saphala Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 17 January 2038 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 31 January 2038 · Shattila Ekadashi
  • Monday, 15 February 2038 · Jaya Ekadashi
  • Monday, 1 March 2038 · Vijaya Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 17 March 2038 · Amalaki Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 31 March 2038 · Papamochani Ekadashi
  • Friday, 16 April 2038 · Kamada Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 29 April 2038 · Varuthini Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 15 May 2038 · Mohini Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 29 May 2038 · Apara Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 13 June 2038 · Nirjala Ekadashi
  • Monday, 28 June 2038 · Yogini Ekadashi
  • Monday, 12 July 2038 · Devshayani Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 27 July 2038 · Kamika Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 11 August 2038 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 26 August 2038 · Aja Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 9 September 2038 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 25 September 2038 · Indira Ekadashi
  • Friday, 8 October 2038 · Papankusha Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 24 October 2038 · Rama Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 7 November 2038 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 23 November 2038 · Utpanna Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 7 December 2038 · Mokshada Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 22 December 2038 · 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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