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Jaya Ekadashi 2027

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

Magha, Shukla

Jayā

Wednesday, 17 February 2027

In Delhi, in 122 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.

Ekadashi beginsTue 16 Feb
20:19
Ekadashi endsWed 17 Feb
17:32
Pāraṇa, breaking the fast Thu 18 Feb, 06:58 – 09:13

The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 14:28. Dharmasindhu p. 19

Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 37

Jaya in every year shown

Delhi time
  • 29Jan Thursday, 29 January 2026 Magha, Shukla Kept
  • 17Feb Wednesday, 17 February 2027 Magha, Shukla Next
  • 7Feb Monday, 7 February 2028 Magha, Shukla Later

How Wednesday, 17 February is chosen

Magha, Shukla

Ekadashi from Tue 16 Feb, 20:19 to Wed 17 Feb, 17:32, Delhi time. Both traditions keep Wednesday, 17 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

Questions

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

When is Jaya Ekadashi in 2027?

In Delhi, on Wednesday, 17 February 2027. The Ekadashi tithi runs from Tue 16 Feb, 20:19 to Wed 17 Feb, 17:32, IST.

What is Jaya Ekadashi also called?

The Ekādaśī-māhātmya (Banaras, 1934) names it Jayā. Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 37

Which month is Jaya Ekadashi in?

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

When do I break the Jaya Ekadashi fast?

In Delhi, Thu 18 Feb, 06:58 – 09:13: the first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 14:28. 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