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Nirjala Ekadashi 2027

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

Jyeshtha, Shukla

Nirjalā

Monday, 14 June 2027

In Delhi, in 239 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.

Ekadashi beginsMon 14 Jun
02:12
Ekadashi endsTue 15 Jun
02:08
Pāraṇa, breaking the fast Tue 15 Jun, 13:45 – 16:32

Hari-vāsara outlasts the morning’s three muhūrtas, so the afternoon, never midday; before Dvādaśī ends, Wed 16 Jun 02:31. Dharmasindhu p. 19

Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 80

Nirjala in every year shown

Delhi time
  • 25Jun Thursday, 25 June 2026 Jyeshtha, Shukla Kept
  • 14Jun Monday, 14 June 2027 Jyeshtha, Shukla Next
  • 3Jun Saturday, 3 June 2028 Jyeshtha, Shukla Later

How Monday, 14 June is chosen

Jyeshtha, Shukla

Ekadashi from Mon 14 Jun, 02:12 to Tue 15 Jun, 02:08, Delhi time. Both traditions keep Monday, 14 June.

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. 80

Questions

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

When is Nirjala Ekadashi in 2027?

In Delhi, on Monday, 14 June 2027. The Ekadashi tithi runs from Mon 14 Jun, 02:12 to Tue 15 Jun, 02:08, IST.

What is Nirjala Ekadashi also called?

The Ekādaśī-māhātmya (Banaras, 1934) names it Nirjalā. Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 80

Which month is Nirjala Ekadashi in?

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

When do I break the Nirjala Ekadashi fast?

In Delhi, Tue 15 Jun, 13:45 – 16:32: hari-vāsara outlasts the morning’s three muhūrtas, so the afternoon, never midday; before Dvādaśī ends, Wed 16 Jun 02:31. 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