2040
- Tuesday, 10 January 2040 · Saphala Ekadashi
- Tuesday, 24 January 2040 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
- Thursday, 9 February 2040 · Shattila Ekadashi
- Thursday, 23 February 2040 · Jaya Ekadashi
- Friday, 9 March 2040 · Vijaya Ekadashi
- Saturday, 24 March 2040 · Amalaki Ekadashi
- Saturday, 7 April 2040 · Papamochani Ekadashi
- Monday, 23 April 2040 · Kamada Ekadashi
- Monday, 7 May 2040 · Varuthini Ekadashi
- Tuesday, 22 May 2040 · Mohini Ekadashi
- Tuesday, 5 June 2040 · Apara Ekadashi
- Thursday, 21 June 2040 · Nirjala Ekadashi
- Wednesday, 4 July 2040 · Yogini Ekadashi
- Friday, 20 July 2040 · Devshayani Ekadashi
- Friday, 3 August 2040 · Kamika Ekadashi
- Sunday, 19 August 2040 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
- Sunday, 2 September 2040 · Aja Ekadashi
- Monday, 17 September 2040 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
- Monday, 1 October 2040 · Indira Ekadashi
- Tuesday, 16 October 2040 · Papankusha Ekadashi
- Wednesday, 31 October 2040 · Rama Ekadashi
- Wednesday, 14 November 2040 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
- Friday, 30 November 2040 · Utpanna Ekadashi
- Friday, 14 December 2040 · Mokshada Ekadashi
- Sunday, 30 December 2040 · Saphala Ekadashi
2041
- Saturday, 12 January 2041 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
- Monday, 28 January 2041 · Shattila Ekadashi
- Monday, 11 February 2041 · Jaya Ekadashi
- Wednesday, 27 February 2041 · Vijaya Ekadashi
- Wednesday, 13 March 2041 · Amalaki Ekadashi
- Thursday, 28 March 2041 · Papamochani Ekadashi
- Friday, 12 April 2041 · Kamada Ekadashi
- Friday, 26 April 2041 · Varuthini Ekadashi
- Saturday, 11 May 2041 · Mohini Ekadashi
- Sunday, 26 May 2041 · Apara Ekadashi
- Monday, 10 June 2041 · Nirjala Ekadashi
- Monday, 24 June 2041 · Yogini Ekadashi
- Wednesday, 10 July 2041 · Devshayani Ekadashi
- Tuesday, 23 July 2041 · Kamika Ekadashi
- Thursday, 8 August 2041 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
- Thursday, 22 August 2041 · Aja Ekadashi
- Saturday, 7 September 2041 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
- Friday, 20 September 2041 · Indira Ekadashi
- Sunday, 6 October 2041 · Papankusha Ekadashi
- Sunday, 20 October 2041 · Rama Ekadashi
- Monday, 4 November 2041 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
- Tuesday, 19 November 2041 · Utpanna Ekadashi
- Wednesday, 4 December 2041 · Mokshada Ekadashi
- Thursday, 19 December 2041 · 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.
