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Mohini Ekadashi 2027

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

Vaishakha, Shukla

Mohinī

Sunday, 16 May 2027

In Delhi, in 210 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.

Ekadashi beginsSat 15 May
18:18
Ekadashi endsSun 16 May
17:13
Pāraṇa, breaking the fast Mon 17 May, 05:30 – 08:13

The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 16:28. Dharmasindhu p. 19

Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 67b

Mohini in every year shown

Delhi time
  • 27Apr Monday, 27 April 2026 Vaishakha, Shukla Kept
  • 16May Sunday, 16 May 2027 Vaishakha, Shukla Next
  • 5May Friday, 5 May 2028 Vaishakha, Shukla Later

How Sunday, 16 May is chosen

Vaishakha, Shukla

Ekadashi from Sat 15 May, 18:18 to Sun 16 May, 17:13, Delhi time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 16 May.

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. 67b

Questions

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

When is Mohini Ekadashi in 2027?

In Delhi, on Sunday, 16 May 2027. The Ekadashi tithi runs from Sat 15 May, 18:18 to Sun 16 May, 17:13, IST.

What is Mohini Ekadashi also called?

The Ekādaśī-māhātmya (Banaras, 1934) names it Mohinī. Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 67b

Which month is Mohini Ekadashi in?

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

When do I break the Mohini Ekadashi fast?

In Delhi, Mon 17 May, 05:30 – 08:13: the first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 16:28. 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