Ekadashi in October 2027
The Ekadashis of October 2027: when each tithi begins and ends, and the fast day for each tradition, worked out for your city’s sunrise.
Fast days in Delhi
- Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā) Monday, 11 October Pāraṇa Tue 12 Oct, 06:20 – 08:39
- Ramā Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October Pāraṇa Tue 26 Oct, 13:11 – 15:26 (Smārta), Wed 27 Oct, 06:30 – 08:44 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in Mumbai
- Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā) Monday, 11 October Pāraṇa Tue 12 Oct, 06:32 – 08:53
- Ramā Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October Pāraṇa Tue 26 Oct, 08:47 – 08:55 (Smārta), Wed 27 Oct, 06:37 – 08:55 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in Kolkata
- Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā) Monday, 11 October Pāraṇa Tue 12 Oct, 05:32 – 07:52
- Ramā Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October Pāraṇa Tue 26 Oct, 12:28 – 14:45 (Smārta), Wed 27 Oct, 05:39 – 07:55 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in Chennai
- Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā) Monday, 11 October Pāraṇa Tue 12 Oct, 05:59 – 08:22
- Ramā Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October Pāraṇa Tue 26 Oct, 13:02 – 15:23 (Smārta), Wed 27 Oct, 06:02 – 08:22 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in Bengaluru
- Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā) Monday, 11 October Pāraṇa Tue 12 Oct, 06:10 – 08:32
- Ramā Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October Pāraṇa Tue 26 Oct, 13:13 – 15:34 (Smārta), Wed 27 Oct, 06:12 – 08:33 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in Hyderabad
- Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā) Monday, 11 October Pāraṇa Tue 12 Oct, 06:09 – 08:30
- Ramā Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October Pāraṇa Tue 26 Oct, 13:09 – 15:28 (Smārta), Wed 27 Oct, 06:13 – 08:32 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in Ahmedabad
- Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā) Monday, 11 October Pāraṇa Tue 12 Oct, 06:36 – 08:56
- Ramā Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October Pāraṇa Tue 26 Oct, 08:47 – 08:58 (Smārta), Wed 27 Oct, 06:42 – 08:59 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in Pune
- Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā) Monday, 11 October Pāraṇa Tue 12 Oct, 06:28 – 08:49
- Ramā Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October Pāraṇa Tue 26 Oct, 08:47 – 08:51 (Smārta), Wed 27 Oct, 06:33 – 08:51 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in Jaipur
- Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā) Monday, 11 October Pāraṇa Tue 12 Oct, 06:25 – 08:44
- Ramā Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October Pāraṇa Tue 26 Oct, 08:47 – 08:48 (Smārta), Wed 27 Oct, 06:34 – 08:48 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in Lucknow
- Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā) Monday, 11 October Pāraṇa Tue 12 Oct, 06:04 – 08:24
- Ramā Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October Pāraṇa Tue 26 Oct, 12:57 – 15:12 (Smārta), Wed 27 Oct, 06:13 – 08:28 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in London
- Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā) Monday, 11 October Pāraṇa Tue 12 Oct, 07:20 – 09:30
- Ramā Monday, 25 October Pāraṇa Tue 26 Oct, 07:44 – 09:44
Fast days in New York City
- Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā) Sunday, 10 October Pāraṇa Mon 11 Oct, 13:50 – 16:05
- Ramā Monday, 25 October Pāraṇa Tue 26 Oct, 07:20 – 09:28
Fast days in Toronto
- Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā) Sunday, 10 October Pāraṇa Mon 11 Oct, 14:11 – 16:25
- Ramā Monday, 25 October Pāraṇa Tue 26 Oct, 07:46 – 09:52
Fast days in Sydney
- Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā) Monday, 11 October Pāraṇa Tue 12 Oct, 06:19 – 08:52
- Ramā Tuesday, 26 October Pāraṇa Wed 27 Oct, 06:01 – 06:34
Fast days in Dubai
- Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā) Monday, 11 October Pāraṇa Tue 12 Oct, 06:16 – 08:35
- Ramā Monday, 25 October Pāraṇa Tue 26 Oct, 07:17 – 08:39
Fast days in Singapore
- Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā) Monday, 11 October Pāraṇa Tue 12 Oct, 06:49 – 09:14
- Ramā Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October Pāraṇa Tue 26 Oct, 14:00 – 16:25 (Smārta), Wed 27 Oct, 06:47 – 09:11 (Vaiṣṇava)
Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā), Monday, 11 October
Ashwin, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 10 Oct, 11:41 to Mon 11 Oct, 14:09, Delhi time. Both traditions keep Monday, 11 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 128b
Ramā, Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Mon 25 Oct, 05:40 to Tue 26 Oct, 03:22, Delhi time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 131
Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā), Monday, 11 October
Ashwin, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 10 Oct, 11:41 to Mon 11 Oct, 14:09, Mumbai time. Both traditions keep Monday, 11 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 128b
Ramā, Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Mon 25 Oct, 05:40 to Tue 26 Oct, 03:22, Mumbai time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 131
Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā), Monday, 11 October
Ashwin, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 10 Oct, 11:41 to Mon 11 Oct, 14:09, Kolkata time. Both traditions keep Monday, 11 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 128b
Ramā, Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Mon 25 Oct, 05:40 to Tue 26 Oct, 03:22, Kolkata time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 131
Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā), Monday, 11 October
Ashwin, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 10 Oct, 11:41 to Mon 11 Oct, 14:09, Chennai time. Both traditions keep Monday, 11 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 128b
Ramā, Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Mon 25 Oct, 05:40 to Tue 26 Oct, 03:22, Chennai time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 131
Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā), Monday, 11 October
Ashwin, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 10 Oct, 11:41 to Mon 11 Oct, 14:09, Bengaluru time. Both traditions keep Monday, 11 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 128b
Ramā, Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Mon 25 Oct, 05:40 to Tue 26 Oct, 03:22, Bengaluru time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 131
Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā), Monday, 11 October
Ashwin, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 10 Oct, 11:41 to Mon 11 Oct, 14:09, Hyderabad time. Both traditions keep Monday, 11 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 128b
Ramā, Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Mon 25 Oct, 05:40 to Tue 26 Oct, 03:22, Hyderabad time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 131
Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā), Monday, 11 October
Ashwin, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 10 Oct, 11:41 to Mon 11 Oct, 14:09, Ahmedabad time. Both traditions keep Monday, 11 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 128b
Ramā, Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Mon 25 Oct, 05:40 to Tue 26 Oct, 03:22, Ahmedabad time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 131
Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā), Monday, 11 October
Ashwin, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 10 Oct, 11:41 to Mon 11 Oct, 14:09, Pune time. Both traditions keep Monday, 11 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 128b
Ramā, Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Mon 25 Oct, 05:40 to Tue 26 Oct, 03:22, Pune time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 131
Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā), Monday, 11 October
Ashwin, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 10 Oct, 11:41 to Mon 11 Oct, 14:09, Jaipur time. Both traditions keep Monday, 11 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 128b
Ramā, Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Mon 25 Oct, 05:40 to Tue 26 Oct, 03:22, Jaipur time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 131
Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā), Monday, 11 October
Ashwin, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 10 Oct, 11:41 to Mon 11 Oct, 14:09, Lucknow time. Both traditions keep Monday, 11 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 128b
Ramā, Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Mon 25 Oct, 05:40 to Tue 26 Oct, 03:22, Lucknow time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 131
Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā), Monday, 11 October
Ashwin, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 10 Oct, 07:11 to Mon 11 Oct, 09:39, London time. Both traditions keep Monday, 11 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī both run long: everyone keeps the second day (Nārada, Mādhava) Nirnaya-sindhu pp. 59-60. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): Daśamī within the 96 minutes before sunrise (aruṇodaya): the next day (Garuḍa) Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 128b
Ramā, Monday, 25 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Mon 25 Oct, 01:10 to 22:52, London time. Both traditions keep Monday, 25 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 131
Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā), Sunday, 10 October
Ashwin, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 10 Oct, 02:11 to Mon 11 Oct, 04:39, New York City time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 10 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 128b
Ramā, Monday, 25 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Sun 24 Oct, 20:10 to Mon 25 Oct, 17:52, New York City time. Both traditions keep Monday, 25 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 131
Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā), Sunday, 10 October
Ashwin, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 10 Oct, 02:11 to Mon 11 Oct, 04:39, Toronto time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 10 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 128b
Ramā, Monday, 25 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Sun 24 Oct, 20:10 to Mon 25 Oct, 17:52, Toronto time. Both traditions keep Monday, 25 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 131
Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā), Monday, 11 October
Ashwin, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 10 Oct, 17:11 to Mon 11 Oct, 19:39, Sydney time. Both traditions keep Monday, 11 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 128b
Ramā, Tuesday, 26 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Mon 25 Oct, 11:10 to Tue 26 Oct, 08:52, Sydney time. Both traditions keep Tuesday, 26 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 131
Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā), Monday, 11 October
Ashwin, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 10 Oct, 10:11 to Mon 11 Oct, 12:39, Dubai time. Both traditions keep Monday, 11 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 128b
Ramā, Monday, 25 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Mon 25 Oct, 04:10 to Tue 26 Oct, 01:52, Dubai time. Both traditions keep Monday, 25 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 131
Pāśāṅkuśā (popularly Pāpāṅkuśā), Monday, 11 October
Ashwin, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 10 Oct, 14:11 to Mon 11 Oct, 16:39, Singapore time. Both traditions keep Monday, 11 October.
Smārta: Ekādaśī at sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 58. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): No Daśamī in the 96 minutes before sunrise: that day Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 128b
Ramā, Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Mon 25 Oct, 08:10 to Tue 26 Oct, 05:52, Singapore time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 131
Questions
Rules from the Nirṇaya-sindhu, with the page for each.
When is Ekadashi in October 2027?
In Delhi: Pāśāṅkuśā on Monday, 11 October; Ramā on Monday, 25 October for Smārtas or Tuesday, 26 October for Vaiṣṇavas.
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. Surya Siddhanta 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
Why is the date different in my city?
Each date is worked out for the city’s own sunrise. A tithi begins and ends at the same moment everywhere, but the sunrise it is tested against differs, so a city far to the east or west can keep another day.
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 Nirnaya-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, 1898 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