Ekadashi in February 2028
The Ekadashis of February 2028: when each tithi begins and ends, and the fast day for each tradition, worked out for your city’s sunrise.
Fast days in Delhi
- Jayā Monday, 7 February Pāraṇa Tue 8 Feb, 07:06 – 09:17
- Vijayā Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February Pāraṇa Mon 21 Feb, 13:42 – 15:58 (Smārta), Tue 22 Feb, 06:54 – 08:08 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in Mumbai
- Jayā Monday, 7 February Pāraṇa Tue 8 Feb, 07:11 – 09:27
- Vijayā Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February Pāraṇa Mon 21 Feb, 14:01 – 16:20 (Smārta), Tue 22 Feb, 07:03 – 08:08 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in Kolkata
- Jayā Monday, 7 February Pāraṇa Tue 8 Feb, 06:13 – 06:52
- Vijayā Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February Pāraṇa Mon 21 Feb, 12:59 – 15:17 (Smārta), Tue 22 Feb, 06:04 – 08:08 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in Chennai
- Jayā Monday, 7 February Pāraṇa Tue 8 Feb, 06:34 – 06:52
- Vijayā Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February Pāraṇa Mon 21 Feb, 13:33 – 15:54 (Smārta), Tue 22 Feb, 06:29 – 08:08 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in Bengaluru
- Jayā Monday, 7 February Pāraṇa Tue 8 Feb, 06:45 – 06:52
- Vijayā Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February Pāraṇa Mon 21 Feb, 13:43 – 16:04 (Smārta), Tue 22 Feb, 06:40 – 08:08 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in Hyderabad
- Jayā Monday, 7 February Pāraṇa Tue 8 Feb, 06:47 – 06:52
- Vijayā Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February Pāraṇa Mon 21 Feb, 13:39 – 15:59 (Smārta), Tue 22 Feb, 06:40 – 08:08 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in Ahmedabad
- Jayā Monday, 7 February Pāraṇa Tue 8 Feb, 07:17 – 09:32
- Vijayā Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February Pāraṇa Mon 21 Feb, 14:02 – 16:20 (Smārta), Tue 22 Feb, 07:08 – 08:08 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in Pune
- Jayā Monday, 7 February Pāraṇa Tue 8 Feb, 07:06 – 09:23
- Vijayā Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February Pāraṇa Mon 21 Feb, 13:57 – 16:17 (Smārta), Tue 22 Feb, 06:59 – 08:08 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in Jaipur
- Jayā Monday, 7 February Pāraṇa Tue 8 Feb, 07:09 – 09:22
- Vijayā Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February Pāraṇa Mon 21 Feb, 13:48 – 16:05 (Smārta), Tue 22 Feb, 06:59 – 08:08 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in Lucknow
- Jayā Monday, 7 February Pāraṇa Tue 8 Feb, 06:49 – 06:52
- Vijayā Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February Pāraṇa Mon 21 Feb, 13:28 – 15:44 (Smārta), Tue 22 Feb, 06:38 – 08:08 (Vaiṣṇava)
Fast days in London
- Jayā Sunday, 6 February Pāraṇa Mon 7 Feb, 09:17 – 09:24
- Vijayā Sunday, 20 February Pāraṇa Mon 21 Feb, 07:05 – 09:08
Fast days in New York City
- Jayā Sunday, 6 February Pāraṇa Mon 7 Feb, 07:01 – 09:04
- Vijayā Sunday, 20 February Pāraṇa Mon 21 Feb, 06:43 – 08:54
Fast days in Toronto
- Jayā Sunday, 6 February Pāraṇa Mon 7 Feb, 07:28 – 09:30
- Vijayā Sunday, 20 February Pāraṇa Mon 21 Feb, 07:09 – 09:18
Fast days in Sydney
- Jayā Monday, 7 February Pāraṇa Tue 8 Feb, 06:23 – 09:05
- Vijayā Monday, 21 February Pāraṇa Tue 22 Feb, 06:37 – 09:13
Fast days in Dubai
- Jayā Monday, 7 February Pāraṇa Tue 8 Feb, 06:59 – 09:12
- Vijayā Sunday, 20 February Pāraṇa Mon 21 Feb, 13:41 – 15:58
Fast days in Singapore
- Jayā Monday, 7 February Pāraṇa Tue 8 Feb, 07:17 – 09:22
- Vijayā Monday, 21 February Pāraṇa Tue 22 Feb, 07:16 – 09:41
Jayā, Monday, 7 February
Magha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 6 Feb, 11:18 to Mon 7 Feb, 09:25, Delhi time. Both traditions keep Monday, 7 February.
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. 37
Vijayā, Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Sun 20 Feb, 03:48 to Mon 21 Feb, 05:46, Delhi time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 43
Jayā, Monday, 7 February
Magha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 6 Feb, 11:18 to Mon 7 Feb, 09:25, Mumbai time. Both traditions keep Monday, 7 February.
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. 37
Vijayā, Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Sun 20 Feb, 03:48 to Mon 21 Feb, 05:46, Mumbai time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 43
Jayā, Monday, 7 February
Magha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 6 Feb, 11:18 to Mon 7 Feb, 09:25, Kolkata time. Both traditions keep Monday, 7 February.
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. 37
Vijayā, Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Sun 20 Feb, 03:48 to Mon 21 Feb, 05:46, Kolkata time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 43
Jayā, Monday, 7 February
Magha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 6 Feb, 11:18 to Mon 7 Feb, 09:25, Chennai time. Both traditions keep Monday, 7 February.
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. 37
Vijayā, Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Sun 20 Feb, 03:48 to Mon 21 Feb, 05:46, Chennai time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 43
Jayā, Monday, 7 February
Magha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 6 Feb, 11:18 to Mon 7 Feb, 09:25, Bengaluru time. Both traditions keep Monday, 7 February.
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. 37
Vijayā, Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Sun 20 Feb, 03:48 to Mon 21 Feb, 05:46, Bengaluru time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 43
Jayā, Monday, 7 February
Magha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 6 Feb, 11:18 to Mon 7 Feb, 09:25, Hyderabad time. Both traditions keep Monday, 7 February.
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. 37
Vijayā, Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Sun 20 Feb, 03:48 to Mon 21 Feb, 05:46, Hyderabad time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 43
Jayā, Monday, 7 February
Magha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 6 Feb, 11:18 to Mon 7 Feb, 09:25, Ahmedabad time. Both traditions keep Monday, 7 February.
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. 37
Vijayā, Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Sun 20 Feb, 03:48 to Mon 21 Feb, 05:46, Ahmedabad time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 43
Jayā, Monday, 7 February
Magha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 6 Feb, 11:18 to Mon 7 Feb, 09:25, Pune time. Both traditions keep Monday, 7 February.
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. 37
Vijayā, Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Sun 20 Feb, 03:48 to Mon 21 Feb, 05:46, Pune time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 43
Jayā, Monday, 7 February
Magha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 6 Feb, 11:18 to Mon 7 Feb, 09:25, Jaipur time. Both traditions keep Monday, 7 February.
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. 37
Vijayā, Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Sun 20 Feb, 03:48 to Mon 21 Feb, 05:46, Jaipur time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 43
Jayā, Monday, 7 February
Magha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 6 Feb, 11:18 to Mon 7 Feb, 09:25, Lucknow time. Both traditions keep Monday, 7 February.
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. 37
Vijayā, Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Sun 20 Feb, 03:48 to Mon 21 Feb, 05:46, Lucknow time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 43
Jayā, Sunday, 6 February
Magha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 6 Feb, 05:48 to Mon 7 Feb, 03:55, London time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 6 February.
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. 37
Vijayā, Sunday, 20 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Sat 19 Feb, 22:18 to Mon 21 Feb, 00:16, London time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 February.
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. 43
Jayā, Sunday, 6 February
Magha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 6 Feb, 00:48 to 22:55, New York City time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 6 February.
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. 37
Vijayā, Sunday, 20 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Sat 19 Feb, 17:18 to Sun 20 Feb, 19:16, New York City time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 February.
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. 43
Jayā, Sunday, 6 February
Magha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 6 Feb, 00:48 to 22:55, Toronto time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 6 February.
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. 37
Vijayā, Sunday, 20 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Sat 19 Feb, 17:18 to Sun 20 Feb, 19:16, Toronto time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 February.
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. 43
Jayā, Monday, 7 February
Magha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 6 Feb, 16:48 to Mon 7 Feb, 14:55, Sydney time. Both traditions keep Monday, 7 February.
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. 37
Vijayā, Monday, 21 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Sun 20 Feb, 09:18 to Mon 21 Feb, 11:16, Sydney time. Both traditions keep Monday, 21 February.
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. 43
Jayā, Monday, 7 February
Magha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 6 Feb, 09:48 to Mon 7 Feb, 07:55, Dubai time. Both traditions keep Monday, 7 February.
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. 37
Vijayā, Sunday, 20 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Sun 20 Feb, 02:18 to Mon 21 Feb, 04:16, Dubai time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 February.
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. 43
Jayā, Monday, 7 February
Magha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 6 Feb, 13:48 to Mon 7 Feb, 11:55, Singapore time. Both traditions keep Monday, 7 February.
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. 37
Vijayā, Monday, 21 February
Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), KrishnaEkadashi from Sun 20 Feb, 06:18 to Mon 21 Feb, 08:16, Singapore time. Both traditions keep Monday, 21 February.
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. 43
Questions
Rules from the Nirṇaya-sindhu, with the page for each.
When is Ekadashi in February 2028?
In Delhi: Jayā on Monday, 7 February; Vijayā on Sunday, 20 February for Smārtas or Monday, 21 February 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