2051
- Sunday, 8 January 2051 · Saphala Ekadashi
- Sunday, 22 January 2051 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
- Tuesday, 7 February 2051 · Shattila Ekadashi
- Tuesday, 21 February 2051 · Jaya Ekadashi
- Thursday, 9 March 2051 · Vijaya Ekadashi
- Wednesday, 22 March 2051 · Amalaki Ekadashi
- Friday, 7 April 2051 · Papamochani Ekadashi
- Friday, 21 April 2051 · Kamada Ekadashi
- Sunday, 7 May 2051 · Varuthini Ekadashi
- Sunday, 21 May 2051 · Mohini Ekadashi
- Monday, 5 June 2051 · Apara Ekadashi
- Tuesday, 20 June 2051 · Nirjala Ekadashi
- Tuesday, 4 July 2051 · Yogini Ekadashi
- Wednesday, 19 July 2051 · Devshayani Ekadashi
- Wednesday, 2 August 2051 · Kamika Ekadashi
- Friday, 18 August 2051 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
- Friday, 1 September 2051 · Aja Ekadashi
- Saturday, 16 September 2051 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
- Saturday, 30 September 2051 · Indira Ekadashi
- Monday, 16 October 2051 · Papankusha Ekadashi
- Monday, 30 October 2051 · Rama Ekadashi
- Tuesday, 14 November 2051 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
- Tuesday, 28 November 2051 · Utpanna Ekadashi
- Thursday, 14 December 2051 · Mokshada Ekadashi
- Thursday, 28 December 2051 · Saphala Ekadashi
2052
- Friday, 12 January 2052 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
- Saturday, 27 January 2052 · Shattila Ekadashi
- Saturday, 10 February 2052 · Jaya Ekadashi
- Monday, 26 February 2052 · Vijaya Ekadashi
- Monday, 11 March 2052 · Amalaki Ekadashi
- Wednesday, 27 March 2052 · Papamochani Ekadashi
- Tuesday, 9 April 2052 · Kamada Ekadashi
- Thursday, 25 April 2052 · Varuthini Ekadashi
- Thursday, 9 May 2052 · Mohini Ekadashi
- Saturday, 25 May 2052 · Apara Ekadashi
- Friday, 7 June 2052 · Nirjala Ekadashi
- Sunday, 23 June 2052 · Yogini Ekadashi
- Sunday, 7 July 2052 · Devshayani Ekadashi
- Monday, 22 July 2052 · Kamika Ekadashi
- Tuesday, 6 August 2052 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
- Tuesday, 20 August 2052 · Aja Ekadashi
- Wednesday, 4 September 2052 · Parsva (Parivartini) Ekadashi
- Thursday, 19 September 2052 · Indira Ekadashi
- Friday, 4 October 2052 · Papankusha Ekadashi
- Friday, 18 October 2052 · Rama Ekadashi
- Sunday, 3 November 2052 · Devutthana (Prabodhini) Ekadashi
- Saturday, 16 November 2052 · Utpanna Ekadashi
- Monday, 2 December 2052 · Mokshada Ekadashi
- Monday, 16 December 2052 · 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.
