Mokshada Ekadashi 2026
Mokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti): its date in 2026, when the Ekadashi tithi begins and ends, and the Smārta and Vaiṣṇava fast days, for Delhi and 15 other cities.
Mokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti)
Sunday, 20 December 2026
In Delhi, in 63 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
22:09
20:15
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 17:36. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18
Mokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti)
Sunday, 20 December 2026
In Mumbai, in 63 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
22:09
20:15
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 17:36. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18
Margashirsha, ShuklaMokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti)
Sunday, 20 December 2026
In Kolkata, in 63 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
22:09
20:15
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 17:36. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18
Margashirsha, ShuklaMokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti)
Sunday, 20 December 2026
In Chennai, in 63 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
22:09
20:15
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 17:36. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18
Margashirsha, ShuklaMokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti)
Sunday, 20 December 2026
In Bengaluru, in 63 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
22:09
20:15
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 17:36. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18
Margashirsha, ShuklaMokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti)
Sunday, 20 December 2026
In Hyderabad, in 63 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
22:09
20:15
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 17:36. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18
Margashirsha, ShuklaMokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti)
Sunday, 20 December 2026
In Ahmedabad, in 63 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
22:09
20:15
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 17:36. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18
Margashirsha, ShuklaMokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti)
Sunday, 20 December 2026
In Pune, in 63 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
22:09
20:15
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 17:36. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18
Margashirsha, ShuklaMokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti)
Sunday, 20 December 2026
In Jaipur, in 63 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
22:09
20:15
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 17:36. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18
Margashirsha, ShuklaMokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti)
Sunday, 20 December 2026
In Lucknow, in 63 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
22:09
20:15
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 17:36. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18
Margashirsha, ShuklaMokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti)
Sunday, 20 December 2026
In London, in 64 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
16:39
14:45
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 12:06. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18
Margashirsha, ShuklaMokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti)
Sunday, 20 December 2026
In New York City, in 64 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
11:39
09:45
No Dvādaśī is left at sunrise, so on Trayodaśī, in the first three muhūrtas. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18
Margashirsha, ShuklaMokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti)
Sunday, 20 December 2026
In Toronto, in 64 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
11:39
09:45
No Dvādaśī is left at sunrise, so on Trayodaśī, in the first three muhūrtas. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18
Margashirsha, ShuklaMokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti)
Sunday, 20 December 2026
In Sydney, in 63 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
03:39
01:45
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, once Hari-vāsara ends at 07:05, before Dvādaśī ends at 23:06. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18
Margashirsha, ShuklaMokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti)
Sunday, 20 December 2026
In Dubai, in 63 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
20:39
18:45
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 16:06. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18
Margashirsha, ShuklaMokṣā (popularly Mokṣadā, Vaikuntha Ekadashi and Gita Jayanti)
Sunday, 20 December 2026
In Singapore, in 63 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
00:39
22:45
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 20:06. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Popularly called Vaikuntha Ekadashi in the south, where the Ekādaśī that falls while the Sun is in Dhanus has that name. The texts cited here name it Mokṣā.
Gita Jayanti
Popularly, this Ekādaśī is also kept as Gita Jayanti, the day the Bhagavad Gītā is said to have been spoken. The texts cited here do not give that name.
Moksa in every year shown
Delhi time- 20Dec Sunday, 20 December 2026 Margashirsha, Shukla Next
- 9Dec Thursday, 9 December 2027 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
- 27Nov Monday, 27 November 2028 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
How Sunday, 20 December is chosen
Margashirsha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sat 19 Dec, 22:09 to Sun 20 Dec, 20:15, Delhi time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 December.
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. 18
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Popularly called Vaikuntha Ekadashi in the south, where the Ekādaśī that falls while the Sun is in Dhanus has that name. The texts cited here name it Mokṣā.
Gita Jayanti
Popularly, this Ekādaśī is also kept as Gita Jayanti, the day the Bhagavad Gītā is said to have been spoken. The texts cited here do not give that name.
Moksa in every year shown
Mumbai time- 20Dec Sunday, 20 December 2026 Margashirsha, Shukla Next
- 9Dec Thursday, 9 December 2027 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
- 27Nov Monday, 27 November 2028 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
How Sunday, 20 December is chosen
Margashirsha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sat 19 Dec, 22:09 to Sun 20 Dec, 20:15, Mumbai time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 December.
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. 18
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Popularly called Vaikuntha Ekadashi in the south, where the Ekādaśī that falls while the Sun is in Dhanus has that name. The texts cited here name it Mokṣā.
Gita Jayanti
Popularly, this Ekādaśī is also kept as Gita Jayanti, the day the Bhagavad Gītā is said to have been spoken. The texts cited here do not give that name.
Moksa in every year shown
Kolkata time- 20Dec Sunday, 20 December 2026 Margashirsha, Shukla Next
- 9Dec Thursday, 9 December 2027 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
- 27Nov Monday, 27 November 2028 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
How Sunday, 20 December is chosen
Margashirsha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sat 19 Dec, 22:09 to Sun 20 Dec, 20:15, Kolkata time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 December.
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. 18
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Popularly called Vaikuntha Ekadashi in the south, where the Ekādaśī that falls while the Sun is in Dhanus has that name. The texts cited here name it Mokṣā.
Gita Jayanti
Popularly, this Ekādaśī is also kept as Gita Jayanti, the day the Bhagavad Gītā is said to have been spoken. The texts cited here do not give that name.
Moksa in every year shown
Chennai time- 20Dec Sunday, 20 December 2026 Margashirsha, Shukla Next
- 9Dec Thursday, 9 December 2027 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
- 27Nov Monday, 27 November 2028 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
How Sunday, 20 December is chosen
Margashirsha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sat 19 Dec, 22:09 to Sun 20 Dec, 20:15, Chennai time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 December.
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. 18
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Popularly called Vaikuntha Ekadashi in the south, where the Ekādaśī that falls while the Sun is in Dhanus has that name. The texts cited here name it Mokṣā.
Gita Jayanti
Popularly, this Ekādaśī is also kept as Gita Jayanti, the day the Bhagavad Gītā is said to have been spoken. The texts cited here do not give that name.
Moksa in every year shown
Bengaluru time- 20Dec Sunday, 20 December 2026 Margashirsha, Shukla Next
- 9Dec Thursday, 9 December 2027 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
- 27Nov Monday, 27 November 2028 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
How Sunday, 20 December is chosen
Margashirsha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sat 19 Dec, 22:09 to Sun 20 Dec, 20:15, Bengaluru time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 December.
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. 18
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Popularly called Vaikuntha Ekadashi in the south, where the Ekādaśī that falls while the Sun is in Dhanus has that name. The texts cited here name it Mokṣā.
Gita Jayanti
Popularly, this Ekādaśī is also kept as Gita Jayanti, the day the Bhagavad Gītā is said to have been spoken. The texts cited here do not give that name.
Moksa in every year shown
Hyderabad time- 20Dec Sunday, 20 December 2026 Margashirsha, Shukla Next
- 9Dec Thursday, 9 December 2027 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
- 27Nov Monday, 27 November 2028 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
How Sunday, 20 December is chosen
Margashirsha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sat 19 Dec, 22:09 to Sun 20 Dec, 20:15, Hyderabad time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 December.
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. 18
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Popularly called Vaikuntha Ekadashi in the south, where the Ekādaśī that falls while the Sun is in Dhanus has that name. The texts cited here name it Mokṣā.
Gita Jayanti
Popularly, this Ekādaśī is also kept as Gita Jayanti, the day the Bhagavad Gītā is said to have been spoken. The texts cited here do not give that name.
Moksa in every year shown
Ahmedabad time- 20Dec Sunday, 20 December 2026 Margashirsha, Shukla Next
- 9Dec Thursday, 9 December 2027 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
- 27Nov Monday, 27 November 2028 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
How Sunday, 20 December is chosen
Margashirsha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sat 19 Dec, 22:09 to Sun 20 Dec, 20:15, Ahmedabad time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 December.
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. 18
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Popularly called Vaikuntha Ekadashi in the south, where the Ekādaśī that falls while the Sun is in Dhanus has that name. The texts cited here name it Mokṣā.
Gita Jayanti
Popularly, this Ekādaśī is also kept as Gita Jayanti, the day the Bhagavad Gītā is said to have been spoken. The texts cited here do not give that name.
Moksa in every year shown
Pune time- 20Dec Sunday, 20 December 2026 Margashirsha, Shukla Next
- 9Dec Thursday, 9 December 2027 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
- 27Nov Monday, 27 November 2028 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
How Sunday, 20 December is chosen
Margashirsha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sat 19 Dec, 22:09 to Sun 20 Dec, 20:15, Pune time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 December.
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. 18
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Popularly called Vaikuntha Ekadashi in the south, where the Ekādaśī that falls while the Sun is in Dhanus has that name. The texts cited here name it Mokṣā.
Gita Jayanti
Popularly, this Ekādaśī is also kept as Gita Jayanti, the day the Bhagavad Gītā is said to have been spoken. The texts cited here do not give that name.
Moksa in every year shown
Jaipur time- 20Dec Sunday, 20 December 2026 Margashirsha, Shukla Next
- 9Dec Thursday, 9 December 2027 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
- 27Nov Monday, 27 November 2028 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
How Sunday, 20 December is chosen
Margashirsha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sat 19 Dec, 22:09 to Sun 20 Dec, 20:15, Jaipur time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 December.
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. 18
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Popularly called Vaikuntha Ekadashi in the south, where the Ekādaśī that falls while the Sun is in Dhanus has that name. The texts cited here name it Mokṣā.
Gita Jayanti
Popularly, this Ekādaśī is also kept as Gita Jayanti, the day the Bhagavad Gītā is said to have been spoken. The texts cited here do not give that name.
Moksa in every year shown
Lucknow time- 20Dec Sunday, 20 December 2026 Margashirsha, Shukla Next
- 9Dec Thursday, 9 December 2027 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
- 27Nov Monday, 27 November 2028 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
How Sunday, 20 December is chosen
Margashirsha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sat 19 Dec, 22:09 to Sun 20 Dec, 20:15, Lucknow time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 December.
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. 18
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Popularly called Vaikuntha Ekadashi in the south, where the Ekādaśī that falls while the Sun is in Dhanus has that name. The texts cited here name it Mokṣā.
Gita Jayanti
Popularly, this Ekādaśī is also kept as Gita Jayanti, the day the Bhagavad Gītā is said to have been spoken. The texts cited here do not give that name.
Moksa in every year shown
London time- 20Dec Sunday, 20 December 2026 Margashirsha, Shukla Next
- 9Dec Thursday, 9 December 2027 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
- 27Nov Monday, 27 November 2028 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
How Sunday, 20 December is chosen
Margashirsha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sat 19 Dec, 16:39 to Sun 20 Dec, 14:45, London time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 December.
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. 18
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Popularly called Vaikuntha Ekadashi in the south, where the Ekādaśī that falls while the Sun is in Dhanus has that name. The texts cited here name it Mokṣā.
Gita Jayanti
Popularly, this Ekādaśī is also kept as Gita Jayanti, the day the Bhagavad Gītā is said to have been spoken. The texts cited here do not give that name.
Moksa in every year shown
New York City time- 20Dec Sunday, 20 December 2026 Margashirsha, Shukla Next
- 9Dec Thursday, 9 December 2027 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
- 27Nov Monday, 27 November 2028 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
How Sunday, 20 December is chosen
Margashirsha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sat 19 Dec, 11:39 to Sun 20 Dec, 09:45, New York City time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 December.
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. 18
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Popularly called Vaikuntha Ekadashi in the south, where the Ekādaśī that falls while the Sun is in Dhanus has that name. The texts cited here name it Mokṣā.
Gita Jayanti
Popularly, this Ekādaśī is also kept as Gita Jayanti, the day the Bhagavad Gītā is said to have been spoken. The texts cited here do not give that name.
Moksa in every year shown
Toronto time- 20Dec Sunday, 20 December 2026 Margashirsha, Shukla Next
- 9Dec Thursday, 9 December 2027 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
- 27Nov Monday, 27 November 2028 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
How Sunday, 20 December is chosen
Margashirsha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sat 19 Dec, 11:39 to Sun 20 Dec, 09:45, Toronto time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 December.
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. 18
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Popularly called Vaikuntha Ekadashi in the south, where the Ekādaśī that falls while the Sun is in Dhanus has that name. The texts cited here name it Mokṣā.
Gita Jayanti
Popularly, this Ekādaśī is also kept as Gita Jayanti, the day the Bhagavad Gītā is said to have been spoken. The texts cited here do not give that name.
Moksa in every year shown
Sydney time- 20Dec Sunday, 20 December 2026 Margashirsha, Shukla Next
- 10Dec Friday, 10 December 2027 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
- 28Nov Tuesday, 28 November 2028 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
How Sunday, 20 December is chosen
Margashirsha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 20 Dec, 03:39 to Mon 21 Dec, 01:45, Sydney time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 December.
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. 18
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Popularly called Vaikuntha Ekadashi in the south, where the Ekādaśī that falls while the Sun is in Dhanus has that name. The texts cited here name it Mokṣā.
Gita Jayanti
Popularly, this Ekādaśī is also kept as Gita Jayanti, the day the Bhagavad Gītā is said to have been spoken. The texts cited here do not give that name.
Moksa in every year shown
Dubai time- 20Dec Sunday, 20 December 2026 Margashirsha, Shukla Next
- 9Dec Thursday, 9 December 2027 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
- 27Nov Monday, 27 November 2028 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
How Sunday, 20 December is chosen
Margashirsha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sat 19 Dec, 20:39 to Sun 20 Dec, 18:45, Dubai time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 December.
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. 18
Vaikuntha Ekadashi
Popularly called Vaikuntha Ekadashi in the south, where the Ekādaśī that falls while the Sun is in Dhanus has that name. The texts cited here name it Mokṣā.
Gita Jayanti
Popularly, this Ekādaśī is also kept as Gita Jayanti, the day the Bhagavad Gītā is said to have been spoken. The texts cited here do not give that name.
Moksa in every year shown
Singapore time- 20Dec Sunday, 20 December 2026 Margashirsha, Shukla Next
- 9Dec Thursday, 9 December or Friday, 10 December 2027 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
- 27Nov Monday, 27 November 2028 Margashirsha, Shukla Later
How Sunday, 20 December is chosen
Margashirsha, ShuklaEkadashi from Sun 20 Dec, 00:39 to 22:45, Singapore time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 20 December.
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. 18
Questions
Rules from the Nirṇaya-sindhu, with the page for each.
When is Mokshada Ekadashi in 2026?
In Delhi, on Sunday, 20 December 2026. The Ekadashi tithi runs from Sat 19 Dec, 22:09 to Sun 20 Dec, 20:15, IST.
What is Mokshada Ekadashi also called?
The Ekādaśī-māhātmya (Banaras, 1934) names it Mokṣā. Today it is popularly called Mokṣadā. Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18
Which month is Mokshada Ekadashi in?
It is the Shukla Ekadashi of Margashirsha, the same in both month systems.
When do I break the Mokshada Ekadashi fast?
In Delhi, Mon 21 Dec, 07:10 – 09:13: the first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 17:36. 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
Is Vaikuntha Ekadashi the same day?
In 2026, yes. Vaikuntha Ekadashi, as it is popularly called in the south, is the Ekādaśī that falls while the Sun is in Dhanus, so the name moves from year to year. In Delhi: Sunday, 20 December 2026, Mokṣā; Saturday, 8 January 2028, Putradā; Wednesday, 27 December 2028, Putradā. The texts cited here name each day by its own Ekādaśī.
Is Gita Jayanti on Mokshada Ekadashi?
Popularly, yes: Gita Jayanti is kept on this Ekādaśī, in Delhi on Sunday, 20 December 2026, Thursday, 9 December 2027, Monday, 27 November 2028. The texts cited here do not give that name.
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