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Ekadashi 2026

Every Ekadashi of 2026: when each tithi begins and ends, and the fast day, with the Smārta and Vaiṣṇava days where they differ.

Two different days in Delhi

Three times in 2026, Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days in Delhi. Each city has its own sunrise, so other cities can differ on other dates.

  • YoginīFriday, 10 July or Saturday, 11 July
  • PutradāSunday, 23 August or Monday, 24 August
  • PrabodhinīFriday, 20 November or Saturday, 21 November

Every Ekadashi of 2026 in Delhi

Delhi time. Names from the Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934); a Krishna Ekadashi carries both month names.
Month Ekadashi Ekadashi tithi Fast day Pāraṇa (break the fast)
January Ṣaṭtilā Pausha (amanta) / Magha (purnimanta), Krishna 13 Jan, 15:18 – 14 Jan, 17:53 Wed 14 Jan Thu 15 Jan, 07:16 – 09:21
Jayā Magha, Shukla 28 Jan, 16:36 – 29 Jan, 13:55 Thu 29 Jan Fri 30 Jan, 07:11 – 09:20
February Vijayā Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Krishna 12 Feb, 12:22 – 13 Feb, 14:26 Fri 13 Feb Sat 14 Feb, 07:01 – 09:15
Āmalakī Phalguna, Shukla 27 Feb, 00:33 – 22:33 Fri 27 Feb Sat 28 Feb, 06:48 – 09:06
March Pāpamocanī Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna 14 Mar, 08:11 – 15 Mar, 09:17 Sun 15 Mar Mon 16 Mar, 06:30 – 08:54
Kāmadā Chaitra, Shukla 28 Mar, 08:46 – 29 Mar, 07:46 Sun 29 Mar Mon 30 Mar, 06:14 – 07:10
April Varūthinī Chaitra (amanta) / Vaishakha (purnimanta), Krishna 13 Apr, 01:17 – 14 Apr, 01:09 Mon 13 Apr Tue 14 Apr, 06:55 – 08:31
Mohinī Vaishakha, Shukla 26 Apr, 18:07 – 27 Apr, 18:16 Mon 27 Apr Tue 28 Apr, 05:44 – 08:22
May Aparā Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna 12 May, 14:52 – 13 May, 13:30 Wed 13 May Thu 14 May, 05:32 – 08:14
Padminī Adhika Jyeshtha, Shukla 26 May, 05:11 – 27 May, 06:22 Wed 27 May Thu 28 May, 05:25 – 07:57
June Paramā Adhika Jyeshtha (amanta) / Ashadha (purnimanta), Krishna 11 Jun, 00:58 – 22:36 Thu 11 Jun Fri 12 Jun, 05:23 – 08:10
Nirjalā Jyeshtha, Shukla 24 Jun, 18:12 – 25 Jun, 20:09 Thu 25 Jun Fri 26 Jun, 05:26 – 08:13
July Yoginī Jyeshtha (amanta) / Ashadha (purnimanta), Krishna 10 Jul, 08:16 – 11 Jul, 05:23 Fri 10 Jul Smārta Sat 11 Jul Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu) Sat 11 Jul, 13:49 – 16:35 Smārta Sun 12 Jul, 05:32 – 08:18 Vaiṣṇava
Padmā (Devaśayanī) Ashadha, Shukla 24 Jul, 09:13 – 25 Jul, 11:34 Sat 25 Jul Sun 26 Jul, 05:40 – 08:23
August Kāmikā Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Krishna 8 Aug, 13:59 – 9 Aug, 11:05 Sun 9 Aug Mon 10 Aug, 05:48 – 08:01
Putradā Shravana, Shukla 23 Aug, 02:00 – 24 Aug, 04:19 Sun 23 Aug Smārta Mon 24 Aug Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu) Mon 24 Aug, 13:40 – 16:15 Smārta Tue 25 Aug, 05:56 – 06:21 Vaiṣṇava
September Ajā Shravana (amanta) / Bhadrapada (purnimanta), Krishna 6 Sep, 19:29 – 7 Sep, 17:04 Mon 7 Sep Tue 8 Sep, 06:03 – 08:33
Parivartinī (popularly Pārśva) Bhadrapada, Shukla 21 Sep, 20:01 – 22 Sep, 21:43 Tue 22 Sep Wed 23 Sep, 06:10 – 08:35
October Indirā Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Krishna 6 Oct, 02:08 – 7 Oct, 00:35 Tue 6 Oct Wed 7 Oct, 06:18 – 08:38
Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā) Ashwin, Shukla 21 Oct, 14:12 – 22 Oct, 14:48 Thu 22 Oct Fri 23 Oct, 06:27 – 08:42
November Ramā Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna 4 Nov, 11:03 – 5 Nov, 10:36 Thu 5 Nov Fri 6 Nov, 06:37 – 08:48
Prabodhinī (Devotthāna, popularly Dev Uthānī) Kartika, Shukla 20 Nov, 07:16 – 21 Nov, 06:32 Fri 20 Nov Smārta Sat 21 Nov Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu) Sat 21 Nov, 13:10 – 15:17 Smārta Sun 22 Nov, 06:50 – 08:56 Vaiṣṇava
December Utpannā (popular name) Kartika (amanta) / Margashirsha (purnimanta), Krishna 3 Dec, 23:04 – 4 Dec, 23:45 Fri 4 Dec Sat 5 Dec, 07:00 – 09:04
Mokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti) Margashirsha, Shukla 19 Dec, 22:09 – 20 Dec, 20:15 Sun 20 Dec Mon 21 Dec, 07:10 – 09:13

Why some Ekadashis have two dates

The texts test the Ekadashi day for Dashami, the tithi before it. Smārtas test at sunrise; Vaiṣṇavas test the 96 minutes before sunrise, called aruṇodaya. When Ekadashi or Dvadashi runs long, or Ekadashi touches no sunrise, each tradition keeps its own day. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 53⁠–⁠63

Prabodhinī (Devotthāna, popularly Dev Uthānī), Friday, 20 November or Saturday, 21 November

Kartika, Shukla

Ekadashi from Fri 20 Nov, 07:16 to Sat 21 Nov, 06:32, Delhi time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.

Smārta Friday, 20 November Ekādaśī at no sunrise, Dvādaśī over before the following one: householders keep the pierced day, ascetics and those seeking liberation the next (Madana-ratna; Mādhava). Madana-ratna gives the pierced day to those with sons too. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 62 Ascetics keep Saturday, 21 November.
Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu) Saturday, 21 November Ekādaśī at no sunrise: the pure Dvādaśī day. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 53, 62⁠–⁠63

Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934) f. 137; Devotthāna: Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 51 (Hindi commentary)

Ekadashi in 2026, month by month

January 14 Ṣaṭtilā · 29 Jayā February 13 Vijayā · 27 Āmalakī March 15 Pāpamocanī · 29 Kāmadā April 13 Varūthinī · 27 Mohinī May 13 Aparā · 27 Padminī June 11 Paramā · 25 Nirjalā July 10 or 11 Yoginī · 25 Padmā August 9 Kāmikā · 23 or 24 Putradā September 7 Ajā · 22 Parivartinī October 6 Indirā · 22 Pāśāṅkuśā November 5 Ramā · 20 or 21 Prabodhinī December 4 Utpannā · 20 Mokṣā

Questions

Rules from the Nirṇaya-sindhu, with the page for each.

When are the Ekadashis in 2026?

In Delhi, 24 Ekadashis fall in 2026, two in most months. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days three times: Friday, 10 July or Saturday, 11 July; Sunday, 23 August or Monday, 24 August; Friday, 20 November or Saturday, 21 November. The table lists every date.

What is Ekadashi?

Ekadashi is the eleventh tithi of each half of the lunar month, one in the bright half (Shukla) and one in the dark half (Krishna), so there are usually two a month. A tithi is the time the Moon takes to gain 12° on the Sun. Sūrya-siddhānta 2.64, 2.66

When do I break the Ekadashi fast (pāraṇa)?

On the next day, while Dvādaśī lasts, since letting Dvādaśī pass unbroken is a grave fault: in the first three muhūrtas after sunrise, but not in Hari-vāsara, the first quarter of Dvādaśī. When Hari-vāsara outlasts those three muhūrtas, in the afternoon, never at midday. If no Dvādaśī is left at sunrise, on Trayodaśī. In a difficulty, water counts as breaking the fast. Dharmasindhu p. 19; Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 70⁠–⁠71

Why are there two dates for some Ekadashis?

The texts test the Ekadashi day for Dashami, the tithi before it. Smārtas test at sunrise; Vaiṣṇavas test the 96 minutes before sunrise, called aruṇodaya. When Ekadashi or Dvadashi runs long, or Ekadashi touches no sunrise, each tradition keeps its own day. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 53⁠–⁠63

Who keeps which Ekadashi?

The Nirṇaya-sindhu, quoting the Kālādarśa, says that widows, forest-dwellers and ascetics fast on both Ekadashis of the month, and that a householder with a son fasts on the Shukla Ekadashi, keeping on the Krishna one only the rule against eating. It adds that Easterners hold the Krishna Ekadashi binding on Vaiṣṇava householders too. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 52

Why does my temple calendar show another date?

Gauḍīya Vaiṣṇava calendars follow the Hari-bhakti-vilāsa, which is not among our sources, so their dates can differ from the Nirṇaya-sindhu days shown here.

How the days are found

Read the methodology
Sunrise
At the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, for the chosen city. Every date is that city’s own.
The Dashami tests
Smārta: Dashami at sunrise. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): Dashami at any moment in the 96 minutes before sunrise.
Running long
A tithi runs long when it is still current at the sunrise after its own day: Ekādaśī at the second day's sunrise, Dvādaśī at the third's, counting from the first Ekādaśī day (our reading of Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 59⁠–⁠62).
Pāraṇa
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, once Hari-vāsara (Dvādaśī’s first quarter) is over and before Dvādaśī ends; else the afternoon, never midday; on Trayodaśī if no Dvādaśī is left. Dharmasindhu p. 19; Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 70⁠–⁠71.
Sources
Kamalākara Bhaṭṭa, Nirṇaya-sindhu, 1918 printing, pp. 49⁠–⁠63 and 70⁠–⁠71; Dharmasindhu, 1888, p. 19. Names from the Ekādaśī-māhātmya, Banaras, 1934.

Sunrise at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction · Lahiri ayanamsa for month names · each city’s own time · Swiss Ephemeris · Method