Ekadashi 2027

Every Ekadashi of 2027: when each tithi begins and ends, and the fast day, with the Smārta and Vaiṣṇava days where they differ.

Two different days in Delhi

Twice in 2027, Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days in Delhi. Each city has its own sunrise, so other cities can differ on other dates.

  • KāmikāThursday, 29 July or Friday, 30 July
  • RamāMonday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October

Every Ekadashi of 2027 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 Saphalā Margashirsha (amanta) / Pausha (purnimanta), Krishna 2 Jan, 14:24 – 3 Jan, 16:08 Sun 3 Jan Mon 4 Jan, 07:15 – 09:19
Putradā Pausha, Shukla 18 Jan, 10:27 – 19 Jan, 07:50 Tue 19 Jan Wed 20 Jan, 07:15 – 09:21
February Ṣaṭtilā Pausha (amanta) / Magha (purnimanta), Krishna 1 Feb, 08:41 – 2 Feb, 11:10 Tue 2 Feb Wed 3 Feb, 07:09 – 09:19
Jayā Magha, Shukla 16 Feb, 20:19 – 17 Feb, 17:32 Wed 17 Feb Thu 18 Feb, 06:58 – 09:13
March Vijayā Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Krishna 3 Mar, 04:44 – 4 Mar, 07:24 Thu 4 Mar Fri 5 Mar, 06:43 – 09:03
Āmalakī Phalguna, Shukla 18 Mar, 04:21 – 19 Mar, 01:51 Thu 18 Mar Fri 19 Mar, 07:13 – 08:52
April Pāpamocanī Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna 2 Apr, 00:45 – 3 Apr, 02:52 Fri 2 Apr Sat 3 Apr, 13:39 – 16:09
Kāmadā Chaitra, Shukla 16 Apr, 11:22 – 17 Apr, 09:28 Sat 17 Apr Sun 18 Apr, 05:54 – 07:42
May Varūthinī Chaitra (amanta) / Vaishakha (purnimanta), Krishna 1 May, 18:54 – 2 May, 19:52 Sun 2 May Mon 3 May, 05:40 – 08:19
Mohinī Vaishakha, Shukla 15 May, 18:18 – 16 May, 17:13 Sun 16 May Mon 17 May, 05:30 – 08:13
June Aparā Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna 31 May, 10:02 – 1 Jun, 09:40 Tue 1 Jun Wed 2 Jun, 05:24 – 08:10
Nirjalā Jyeshtha, Shukla 14 Jun, 02:12 – 15 Jun, 02:08 Mon 14 Jun Tue 15 Jun, 13:45 – 16:32
Yoginī Jyeshtha (amanta) / Ashadha (purnimanta), Krishna 29 Jun, 22:04 – 30 Jun, 20:31 Wed 30 Jun Thu 1 Jul, 05:27 – 08:14
July Padmā (Devaśayanī) Ashadha, Shukla 13 Jul, 12:09 – 14 Jul, 13:10 Wed 14 Jul Thu 15 Jul, 05:34 – 08:19
Kāmikā Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Krishna 29 Jul, 07:34 – 30 Jul, 05:13 Thu 29 Jul Smārta Fri 30 Jul Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu) Fri 30 Jul, 13:48 – 16:30 Smārta Sat 31 Jul, 05:42 – 08:24 Vaiṣṇava
August Putradā Shravana, Shukla 12 Aug, 00:59 – 13 Aug, 03:00 Thu 12 Aug Fri 13 Aug, 13:45 – 16:23
Ajā Shravana (amanta) / Bhadrapada (purnimanta), Krishna 27 Aug, 15:25 – 28 Aug, 12:42 Sat 28 Aug Sun 29 Aug, 05:58 – 08:31
September Parivartinī (popularly Pārśva) Bhadrapada, Shukla 10 Sep, 17:00 – 11 Sep, 19:36 Sat 11 Sep Sun 12 Sep, 06:05 – 08:34
Indirā Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Krishna 25 Sep, 22:31 – 26 Sep, 19:49 Sun 26 Sep Mon 27 Sep, 06:12 – 08:36
October Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā) Ashwin, Shukla 10 Oct, 11:41 – 11 Oct, 14:09 Mon 11 Oct Tue 12 Oct, 06:20 – 08:39
Ramā Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna 25 Oct, 05:40 – 26 Oct, 03:22 Mon 25 Oct Smārta Tue 26 Oct Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu) Tue 26 Oct, 13:11 – 15:26 Smārta Wed 27 Oct, 06:30 – 08:44 Vaiṣṇava
November Prabodhinī (Devotthāna, popularly Dev Uthānī) Kartika, Shukla 9 Nov, 07:35 – 10 Nov, 09:11 Wed 10 Nov Thu 11 Nov, 06:41 – 08:50
Utpannā (popular name) Kartika (amanta) / Margashirsha (purnimanta), Krishna 23 Nov, 13:45 – 24 Nov, 12:11 Wed 24 Nov Thu 25 Nov, 06:52 – 08:58
December Mokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā and Gita Jayanti) Margashirsha, Shukla 9 Dec, 02:59 – 10 Dec, 03:20 Thu 9 Dec Fri 10 Dec, 13:15 – 15:19
Saphalā Margashirsha (amanta) / Pausha (purnimanta), Krishna 22 Dec, 23:41 – 23 Dec, 23:12 Thu 23 Dec Fri 24 Dec, 07:11 – 09:15

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

Kāmikā, Thursday, 29 July or Friday, 30 July

Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Krishna

Ekadashi from Thu 29 Jul, 07:34 to Fri 30 Jul, 05:13, Delhi time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.

Smārta Thursday, 29 July 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 Friday, 30 July.
Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu) Friday, 30 July Ekādaśī at no sunrise: the pure Dvādaśī day. Nirṇaya-sindhu pp. 53, 62⁠–⁠63

Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934) f. 109b

Questions

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

When are the Ekadashis in 2027?

In Delhi, 25 Ekadashis fall in 2027, two in most months. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days twice: Thursday, 29 July or Friday, 30 July; Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October. 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