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Ekadashi (all)

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

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2043

  • Tuesday, 6 January 2043 · Saphala Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 21 January 2043 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 5 February 2043 · Shattila Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 19 February 2043 · Jaya Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 7 March 2043 · Vijaya Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 21 March 2043 · Amalaki Ekadashi
  • Monday, 6 April 2043 · Papamochani Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 19 April 2043 · Kamada Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 5 May 2043 · Varuthini Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 19 May 2043 · Mohini Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 4 June 2043 · Apara Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 18 June 2043 · Nirjala Ekadashi
  • Friday, 3 July 2043 · Yogini Ekadashi
  • Friday, 17 July 2043 · Devshayani Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 1 August 2043 · Kamika Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 16 August 2043 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 30 August 2043 · Aja Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 15 September 2043 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 29 September 2043 · Indira Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 14 October 2043 · Papankusha Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 28 October 2043 · Rama Ekadashi
  • Friday, 13 November 2043 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
  • Friday, 27 November 2043 · Utpanna Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 12 December 2043 · Mokshada Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 26 December 2043 · Saphala Ekadashi

2044

  • Monday, 11 January 2044 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
  • Monday, 25 January 2044 · Shattila Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 9 February 2044 · Jaya Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 24 February 2044 · Vijaya Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 10 March 2044 · Amalaki Ekadashi
  • Friday, 25 March 2044 · Papamochani Ekadashi
  • Friday, 8 April 2044 · Kamada Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 24 April 2044 · Varuthini Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 7 May 2044 · Mohini Ekadashi
  • Monday, 23 May 2044 · Apara Ekadashi
  • Monday, 6 June 2044 · Nirjala Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 22 June 2044 · Yogini Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 5 July 2044 · Devshayani Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 21 July 2044 · Kamika Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 4 August 2044 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
  • Friday, 19 August 2044 · Aja Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 3 September 2044 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 17 September 2044 · Indira Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 2 October 2044 · Papankusha Ekadashi
  • Monday, 17 October 2044 · Rama Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 1 November 2044 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 15 November 2044 · Utpanna Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 1 December 2044 · Mokshada Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 15 December 2044 · Saphala Ekadashi
  • Friday, 30 December 2044 · 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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