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ekadashi dates 2026
Ekadashi is the eleventh tithi of each lunar fortnight, so it comes around twice a month — once as the moon waxes (Shukla paksha) and once as it wanes (Krishna paksha). Across traditions it is held as a day for turning toward Vishnu: some households keep a fast, others take a lighter meal without grains, and many simply give the day a little more japa, a little more reading, a little more quiet. However it is kept, the keeping is a choice — fasting on Ekadashi is a cherished practice and an entirely optional one, and a single mantra said with attention honours the day just as well.
Each Ekadashi of the year carries its own name and story — Nirjala, the austere waterless fast of Jyeshtha; Devshayani, when Vishnu is said to enter his cosmic rest; Mokshada, Papmochani, Kamada and the rest. The names below follow the amanta (new-moon-to-new-moon) month reckoning used across South and West India; northern purnimanta calendars keep the very same days under the very same names — only the month label differs, never the date.
The table lists every Ekadashi for the next thirteen months, computed astronomically from the tithi at local sunrise.
next ekadashi
Devshayani Ekadashi
Saturday, 25 July 2026 · in 4 days · Shukla paksha, Ashadha masa
Ekadashi tithi until 25 Jul, 11:35 in New Delhi
every ekadashi, the next thirteen months
| date | ekadashi | paksha | masa (amanta) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 25 July 2026 | Devshayani | Shukla | Ashadha |
| Sunday, 9 August 2026 | Kamika | Krishna | Ashadha |
| Sunday, 23 August 2026 | Shravana Putrada (Pavitropana) | Shukla | Shravana |
| Monday, 7 September 2026 | Aja (Annada) | Krishna | Shravana |
| Tuesday, 22 September 2026 | Parivartini (Parsva) | Shukla | Bhadrapada |
| Tuesday, 6 October 2026 | Indira | Krishna | Bhadrapada |
| Thursday, 22 October 2026 | Papankusha | Shukla | Ashwina |
| Thursday, 5 November 2026 | Rama | Krishna | Ashwina |
| Friday, 20 November 2026 | Devutthana (Prabodhini) | Shukla | Kartika |
| Friday, 4 December 2026 | Utpanna | Krishna | Kartika |
| Sunday, 20 December 2026 | Mokshada | Shukla | Margashirsha |
| Sunday, 3 January 2027 | Saphala | Krishna | Margashirsha |
| Tuesday, 19 January 2027 | Pausha Putrada | Shukla | Pausha |
| Tuesday, 2 February 2027 | Shattila | Krishna | Pausha |
| Wednesday, 17 February 2027 | Jaya | Shukla | Magha |
| Wednesday, 3 March 2027 | Vijaya | Krishna | Magha |
| Thursday, 18 March 2027 | Amalaki | Shukla | Phalguna |
| Friday, 2 April 2027 | Papmochani | Krishna | Phalguna |
| Saturday, 17 April 2027 | Kamada | Shukla | Chaitra |
| Sunday, 2 May 2027 | Varuthini | Krishna | Chaitra |
| Sunday, 16 May 2027 | Mohini | Shukla | Vaishakha |
| Tuesday, 1 June 2027 | Apara | Krishna | Vaishakha |
| Monday, 14 June 2027 | Nirjala | Shukla | Jyeshtha |
| Wednesday, 30 June 2027 | Yogini | Krishna | Jyeshtha |
| Wednesday, 14 July 2027 | Devshayani | Shukla | Ashadha |
| Thursday, 29 July 2027 | Kamika | Krishna | Ashadha |
| Thursday, 12 August 2027 | Shravana Putrada (Pavitropana) | Shukla | Shravana |
Dates follow the tithi at local sunrise in New Delhi — your city can differ by a day. In the Sankalp app, the panchang follows your own location.
ekadashi, answered
- How many Ekadashis are there in a year?
- Usually 24 — one in each lunar fortnight. In a year with an adhika (leap) month there are two more, traditionally called Padmini (bright fortnight) and Parama (dark fortnight).
- Do I have to fast on Ekadashi?
- No. Fasting is one traditional way of keeping Ekadashi, and it has always sat alongside gentler ones — a grain-free meal, extra japa, a quieter evening. The day asks for remembrance, not hardship; keep it in whatever way fits your life and health.
- Why does another panchang show a different Ekadashi date?
- The day's tithi is the tithi at local sunrise, so the same Ekadashi can fall on different civil dates in different cities. Dates here are computed for New Delhi sunrise; a panchang made for your city — or a tradition that keeps the second day when the tithi spans two sunrises — can differ by a day.
- What is Vaikuntha Ekadashi?
- The Shukla-paksha Ekadashi that falls in the solar month of Dhanur (roughly mid-December to mid-January), kept with special devotion in South Indian Vishnu temples, famously at Srirangam and Tirupati. Depending on the year it coincides with the day listed here as Mokshada or Pausha Putrada Ekadashi.
- What if Ekadashi spans two sunrises?
- Occasionally the tithi is long enough to hold two sunrises. This list follows the convention most published panchangs lead with and shows the first day; some Vaishnava traditions keep the second. Both are honoured practice — if your family or temple keeps the other day, follow them.
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