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Kamika Ekadashi 2027

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

Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Krishna

Kāmikā

Thursday, 29 July or Friday, 30 July 2027

In Delhi, in 284 days. Smārtas keep Thursday, 29 July, Vaiṣṇavas Friday, 30 July.

Ekadashi beginsThu 29 Jul
07:34
Ekadashi endsFri 30 Jul
05:13
Pāraṇa, breaking the fast
Fri 30 Jul, 13:48 – 16:30 Smārta
Sat 31 Jul, 05:42 – 08:24 Vaiṣṇava

Dharmasindhu p. 19

Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 109b

Kamika in every year shown

Delhi time
  • 9Aug Sunday, 9 August 2026 Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Krishna Kept
  • 29Jul Thursday, 29 July or Friday, 30 July 2027 Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Krishna Next
  • 18Jul Tuesday, 18 July 2028 Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Krishna Later

How Thursday, 29 July or Friday, 30 July is chosen

Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Krishna

Ekadashi from Thu 29 Jul, 07:34 to Fri 30 Jul, 05:13, Delhi time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.

Smārta Thursday, 29 July 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 Friday, 30 July.
Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu) Friday, 30 July Ekādaśī at no sunrise: the pure Dvādaśī day. Nirnaya-sindhu pp. 53, 62-63

Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 109b

Questions

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

When is Kamika Ekadashi in 2027?

In Delhi, on Thursday, 29 July 2027 for Smārtas and Friday, 30 July 2027 for Vaiṣṇavas. The Ekadashi tithi runs from Thu 29 Jul, 07:34 to Fri 30 Jul, 05:13, IST.

What is Kamika Ekadashi also called?

The Ekādaśī-māhātmya (Banaras, 1934) names it Kāmikā. Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 109b

Which month is Kamika Ekadashi in?

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

When do I break the Kamika Ekadashi fast?

In Delhi, Smārtas break it Fri 30 Jul, 13:48 – 16:30 and Vaiṣṇavas Sat 31 Jul, 05:42 – 08:24, 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