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Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026

Prabodhinī (Devotthāna, popularly Dev Uthānī): its date in 2026, when the Ekadashi tithi begins and ends, and the Smārta and Vaiṣṇava fast days, for Delhi and 15 other cities.

Kartika, Shukla

Prabodhinī (Devotthāna, popularly Dev Uthānī)

Friday, 20 November or Saturday, 21 November 2026

In Delhi, in 33 days. Smārtas keep Friday, 20 November, Vaiṣṇavas Saturday, 21 November.

Ekadashi beginsFri 20 Nov
07:16
Ekadashi endsSat 21 Nov
06:32
Pāraṇa, breaking the fast
Sat 21 Nov, 13:10 – 15:17 Smārta
Sun 22 Nov, 06:50 – 08:56 Vaiṣṇava

Dharmasindhu p. 19

Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 137

Prabodhini in every year shown

Delhi time
  • 20Nov Friday, 20 November or Saturday, 21 November 2026 Kartika, Shukla Next
  • 10Nov Wednesday, 10 November 2027 Kartika, Shukla Later
  • 28Oct Saturday, 28 October or Sunday, 29 October 2028 Kartika, Shukla Later

How Friday, 20 November or Saturday, 21 November is chosen

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. Nirnaya-sindhu p. 62 Ascetics keep Saturday, 21 November.
Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu) Saturday, 21 November Ekādaśī at no sunrise: the pure Dvādaśī day. Nirnaya-sindhu pp. 53, 62-63

Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 137; Devotthāna: Nirnaya-sindhu, 1898, p. 51 (Hindi commentary)

Questions

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

When is Dev Uthani Ekadashi in 2026?

In Delhi, on Friday, 20 November 2026 for Smārtas and Saturday, 21 November 2026 for Vaiṣṇavas. The Ekadashi tithi runs from Fri 20 Nov, 07:16 to Sat 21 Nov, 06:32, IST.

What is Dev Uthani Ekadashi also called?

The Ekādaśī-māhātmya (Banaras, 1934) names it Prabodhinī, Hari-bodhinī. The Nirṇaya-sindhu (1898) calls it Devotthāna. Today it is popularly called Dev Uthānī. Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 137

Which month is Dev Uthani Ekadashi in?

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

When do I break the Dev Uthani Ekadashi fast?

In Delhi, Smārtas break it Sat 21 Nov, 13:10 – 15:17 and Vaiṣṇavas Sun 22 Nov, 06:50 – 08:56, each while Dvādaśī lasts and after its first quarter, or on Trayodaśī when none is left. 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