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Amalaki Ekadashi 2027

Āmalakī: its date in 2027, when the Ekadashi tithi begins and ends, and the Smārta and Vaiṣṇava fast days, for Delhi and 15 other cities.

Phalguna, Shukla

Āmalakī

Thursday, 18 March 2027

In Delhi, in 151 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.

Ekadashi beginsThu 18 Mar
04:21
Ekadashi endsFri 19 Mar
01:51
Pāraṇa, breaking the fast Fri 19 Mar, 07:13 – 08:52

The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, once Hari-vāsara ends at 07:13, before Dvādaśī ends at 23:17. Dharmasindhu p. 19

Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 47b

Amalaki in every year shown

Delhi time
  • 27Feb Friday, 27 February 2026 Phalguna, Shukla Kept
  • 18Mar Thursday, 18 March 2027 Phalguna, Shukla Next
  • 7Mar Tuesday, 7 March 2028 Phalguna, Shukla Later

How Thursday, 18 March is chosen

Phalguna, Shukla

Ekadashi from Thu 18 Mar, 04:21 to Fri 19 Mar, 01:51, Delhi time. Both traditions keep Thursday, 18 March.

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. 47b

Questions

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

When is Amalaki Ekadashi in 2027?

In Delhi, on Thursday, 18 March 2027. The Ekadashi tithi runs from Thu 18 Mar, 04:21 to Fri 19 Mar, 01:51, IST.

What is Amalaki Ekadashi also called?

The Ekādaśī-māhātmya (Banaras, 1934) names it Āmalakī. Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 47b

Which month is Amalaki Ekadashi in?

It is the Shukla Ekadashi of Phalguna, the same in both month systems.

When do I break the Amalaki Ekadashi fast?

In Delhi, Fri 19 Mar, 07:13 – 08:52: the first three muhūrtas after sunrise, once Hari-vāsara ends at 07:13, before Dvādaśī ends at 23:17. Dharmasindhu p. 19

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

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