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Ekadashi (all)

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

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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

2049

  • Thursday, 14 January 2049 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 30 January 2049 · Shattila Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 13 February 2049 · Jaya Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 28 February 2049 · Vijaya Ekadashi
  • Monday, 15 March 2049 · Amalaki Ekadashi
  • Monday, 29 March 2049 · Papamochani Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 14 April 2049 · Kamada Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 28 April 2049 · Varuthini Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 13 May 2049 · Mohini Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 27 May 2049 · Apara Ekadashi
  • Saturday, 12 June 2049 · Nirjala Ekadashi
  • Friday, 25 June 2049 · Yogini Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 11 July 2049 · Devshayani Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 25 July 2049 · Kamika Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 10 August 2049 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
  • Monday, 23 August 2049 · Aja Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 8 September 2049 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
  • Wednesday, 22 September 2049 · Indira Ekadashi
  • Thursday, 7 October 2049 · Papankusha Ekadashi
  • Friday, 22 October 2049 · Rama Ekadashi
  • Friday, 5 November 2049 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 21 November 2049 · Utpanna Ekadashi
  • Sunday, 5 December 2049 · Mokshada Ekadashi
  • Tuesday, 21 December 2049 · 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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