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Ekadashi (all)

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

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2047

  • Monday, 7 January 2047 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 22 January 2047 · Shattila Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 6 February 2047 · Jaya Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 20 February 2047 · Vijaya Ekadashi
  • Friday, 8 March 2047 · Amalaki Ekadashi
  • Friday, 22 March 2047 · Papamochani Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 7 April 2047 · Kamada Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 20 April 2047 · Varuthini Ekadashi
  • Monday, 6 May 2047 · Mohini Ekadashi
  • Monday, 20 May 2047 · Apara Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 4 June 2047 · Nirjala Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 19 June 2047 · Yogini Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 3 July 2047 · Devshayani Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 18 July 2047 · Kamika Ekadashi
  • Friday, 2 August 2047 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 17 August 2047 · Aja Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 31 August 2047 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
  • Monday, 16 September 2047 · Indira Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 29 September 2047 · Papankusha Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 15 October 2047 · Rama Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 29 October 2047 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 14 November 2047 · Utpanna Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 27 November 2047 · Mokshada Ekadashi
  • Friday, 13 December 2047 · Saphala Ekadashi
  • Friday, 27 December 2047 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi

2048

  • Saturday, 11 January 2048 · Shattila Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 26 January 2048 · Jaya Ekadashi
  • Monday, 10 February 2048 · Vijaya Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 25 February 2048 · Amalaki Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 10 March 2048 · Papamochani Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 26 March 2048 · Padmini Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 9 April 2048 · Parama Ekadashi
  • Friday, 24 April 2048 · Kamada Ekadashi
  • Friday, 8 May 2048 · Varuthini Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 24 May 2048 · Mohini Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 7 June 2048 · Apara Ekadashi
  • Monday, 22 June 2048 · Nirjala Ekadashi
  • Monday, 6 July 2048 · Yogini Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 22 July 2048 · Devshayani Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 5 August 2048 · Kamika Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 20 August 2048 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
  • Friday, 4 September 2048 · Aja Ekadashi
  • Friday, 18 September 2048 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 3 October 2048 · Indira Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 17 October 2048 · Papankusha Ekadashi
  • Monday, 2 November 2048 · Rama Ekadashi
  • Monday, 16 November 2048 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 2 December 2048 · Utpanna Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 15 December 2048 · Mokshada Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 31 December 2048 · 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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