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Indira Ekadashi 2027

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

Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Krishna

Indirā

Sunday, 26 September 2027

In Delhi, in 343 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.

Ekadashi beginsSat 25 Sep
22:31
Ekadashi endsSun 26 Sep
19:49
Pāraṇa, breaking the fast Mon 27 Sep, 06:12 – 08:36

The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 16:55. Dharmasindhu p. 19

Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 124b

Indira in every year shown

Delhi time
  • 6Oct Tuesday, 6 October 2026 Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Krishna Kept
  • 26Sep Sunday, 26 September 2027 Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Krishna Next
  • 15Sep Friday, 15 September 2028 Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Krishna Later

How Sunday, 26 September is chosen

Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Krishna

Ekadashi from Sat 25 Sep, 22:31 to Sun 26 Sep, 19:49, Delhi time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 26 September.

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. 124b

Questions

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

When is Indira Ekadashi in 2027?

In Delhi, on Sunday, 26 September 2027. The Ekadashi tithi runs from Sat 25 Sep, 22:31 to Sun 26 Sep, 19:49, IST.

What is Indira Ekadashi also called?

The Ekādaśī-māhātmya (Banaras, 1934) names it Indirā. Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 124b

Which month is Indira Ekadashi in?

It is a Krishna Ekadashi. Where the month ends at the full moon (purnimanta) it falls in Ashwin; where the month ends at the new moon (amanta), in Bhadrapada. The name belongs to the fortnight, so both describe the same day.

When do I break the Indira Ekadashi fast?

In Delhi, Mon 27 Sep, 06:12 – 08:36: the first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 16:55. 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