Padmini Ekadashi 2026
Padminī: its date in 2026, when the Ekadashi tithi begins and ends, and the Smārta and Vaiṣṇava fast days, for Delhi and 15 other cities.
Padminī
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
In Delhi. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
05:11
06:22
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 07:57. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Padminī
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
In Mumbai. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
05:11
06:22
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 07:57. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaPadminī
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
In Kolkata. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
05:11
06:22
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 07:57. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaPadminī
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
In Chennai. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
05:11
06:22
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 07:57. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaPadminī
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
In Bengaluru. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
05:11
06:22
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 07:57. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaPadminī
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
In Hyderabad. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
05:11
06:22
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 07:57. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaPadminī
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
In Ahmedabad. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
05:11
06:22
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 07:57. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaPadminī
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
In Pune. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
05:11
06:22
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 07:57. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaPadminī
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
In Jaipur. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
05:11
06:22
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 07:57. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaPadminī
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
In Lucknow. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
05:11
06:22
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 07:57. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaPadminī
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
In London. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
00:41
01:52
Hari-vāsara outlasts the morning’s three muhūrtas, so the afternoon, never midday; before Dvādaśī ends, Thu 28 May 03:27. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaPadminī
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
In New York City. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
19:41
20:52
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 22:27. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaPadminī
Tuesday, 26 May 2026
In Toronto. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
19:41
20:52
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 22:27. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaPadminī
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
In Sydney. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
09:41
10:52
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 12:27. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaPadminī
Tuesday, 26 May or Wednesday, 27 May 2026
In Dubai. Smārtas keep Tuesday, 26 May, Vaiṣṇavas Wednesday, 27 May.
03:41
04:52
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaPadminī
Wednesday, 27 May 2026
In Singapore. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.
07:41
08:52
The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 10:27. Dharmasindhu p. 19
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Padmini in every year shown
Delhi time- 27May Wednesday, 27 May 2026 Adhika Jyeshtha, Shukla Kept
How Wednesday, 27 May is chosen
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaEkadashi from Tue 26 May, 05:11 to Wed 27 May, 06:22, Delhi time. Both traditions keep Wednesday, 27 May.
Smārta: Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī both run long: everyone keeps the second day (Nārada, Mādhava) Nirnaya-sindhu pp. 59-60. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): Daśamī within the 96 minutes before sunrise (aruṇodaya): the next day (Garuḍa) Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Padmini in every year shown
Mumbai time- 27May Wednesday, 27 May 2026 Adhika Jyeshtha, Shukla Kept
How Wednesday, 27 May is chosen
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaEkadashi from Tue 26 May, 05:11 to Wed 27 May, 06:22, Mumbai time. Both traditions keep Wednesday, 27 May.
Smārta: Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī both run long: everyone keeps the second day (Nārada, Mādhava) Nirnaya-sindhu pp. 59-60. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): Daśamī within the 96 minutes before sunrise (aruṇodaya): the next day (Garuḍa) Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Padmini in every year shown
Kolkata time- 27May Wednesday, 27 May 2026 Adhika Jyeshtha, Shukla Kept
How Wednesday, 27 May is chosen
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaEkadashi from Tue 26 May, 05:11 to Wed 27 May, 06:22, Kolkata time. Both traditions keep Wednesday, 27 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. 146b
Padmini in every year shown
Chennai time- 27May Wednesday, 27 May 2026 Adhika Jyeshtha, Shukla Kept
How Wednesday, 27 May is chosen
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaEkadashi from Tue 26 May, 05:11 to Wed 27 May, 06:22, Chennai time. Both traditions keep Wednesday, 27 May.
Smārta: Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī both run long: everyone keeps the second day (Nārada, Mādhava) Nirnaya-sindhu pp. 59-60. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): Daśamī within the 96 minutes before sunrise (aruṇodaya): the next day (Garuḍa) Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Padmini in every year shown
Bengaluru time- 27May Wednesday, 27 May 2026 Adhika Jyeshtha, Shukla Kept
How Wednesday, 27 May is chosen
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaEkadashi from Tue 26 May, 05:11 to Wed 27 May, 06:22, Bengaluru time. Both traditions keep Wednesday, 27 May.
Smārta: Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī both run long: everyone keeps the second day (Nārada, Mādhava) Nirnaya-sindhu pp. 59-60. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): Daśamī within the 96 minutes before sunrise (aruṇodaya): the next day (Garuḍa) Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Padmini in every year shown
Hyderabad time- 27May Wednesday, 27 May 2026 Adhika Jyeshtha, Shukla Kept
How Wednesday, 27 May is chosen
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaEkadashi from Tue 26 May, 05:11 to Wed 27 May, 06:22, Hyderabad time. Both traditions keep Wednesday, 27 May.
Smārta: Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī both run long: everyone keeps the second day (Nārada, Mādhava) Nirnaya-sindhu pp. 59-60. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): Daśamī within the 96 minutes before sunrise (aruṇodaya): the next day (Garuḍa) Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Padmini in every year shown
Ahmedabad time- 27May Wednesday, 27 May 2026 Adhika Jyeshtha, Shukla Kept
How Wednesday, 27 May is chosen
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaEkadashi from Tue 26 May, 05:11 to Wed 27 May, 06:22, Ahmedabad time. Both traditions keep Wednesday, 27 May.
Smārta: Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī both run long: everyone keeps the second day (Nārada, Mādhava) Nirnaya-sindhu pp. 59-60. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): Daśamī within the 96 minutes before sunrise (aruṇodaya): the next day (Garuḍa) Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Padmini in every year shown
Pune time- 27May Wednesday, 27 May 2026 Adhika Jyeshtha, Shukla Kept
How Wednesday, 27 May is chosen
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaEkadashi from Tue 26 May, 05:11 to Wed 27 May, 06:22, Pune time. Both traditions keep Wednesday, 27 May.
Smārta: Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī both run long: everyone keeps the second day (Nārada, Mādhava) Nirnaya-sindhu pp. 59-60. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): Daśamī within the 96 minutes before sunrise (aruṇodaya): the next day (Garuḍa) Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Padmini in every year shown
Jaipur time- 27May Wednesday, 27 May 2026 Adhika Jyeshtha, Shukla Kept
How Wednesday, 27 May is chosen
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaEkadashi from Tue 26 May, 05:11 to Wed 27 May, 06:22, Jaipur time. Both traditions keep Wednesday, 27 May.
Smārta: Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī both run long: everyone keeps the second day (Nārada, Mādhava) Nirnaya-sindhu pp. 59-60. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): Daśamī within the 96 minutes before sunrise (aruṇodaya): the next day (Garuḍa) Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Padmini in every year shown
Lucknow time- 27May Wednesday, 27 May 2026 Adhika Jyeshtha, Shukla Kept
How Wednesday, 27 May is chosen
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaEkadashi from Tue 26 May, 05:11 to Wed 27 May, 06:22, Lucknow time. Both traditions keep Wednesday, 27 May.
Smārta: Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī both run long: everyone keeps the second day (Nārada, Mādhava) Nirnaya-sindhu pp. 59-60. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): Daśamī within the 96 minutes before sunrise (aruṇodaya): the next day (Garuḍa) Nirnaya-sindhu p. 53.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Padmini in every year shown
London time- 26May Tuesday, 26 May 2026 Adhika Jyeshtha, Shukla Kept
How Tuesday, 26 May is chosen
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaEkadashi from Tue 26 May, 00:41 to Wed 27 May, 01:52, London time. Both traditions keep Tuesday, 26 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. 146b
Padmini in every year shown
New York City time- 26May Tuesday, 26 May 2026 Adhika Jyeshtha, Shukla Kept
How Tuesday, 26 May is chosen
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaEkadashi from Mon 25 May, 19:41 to Tue 26 May, 20:52, New York City time. Both traditions keep Tuesday, 26 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. 146b
Padmini in every year shown
Toronto time- 26May Tuesday, 26 May 2026 Adhika Jyeshtha, Shukla Kept
How Tuesday, 26 May is chosen
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaEkadashi from Mon 25 May, 19:41 to Tue 26 May, 20:52, Toronto time. Both traditions keep Tuesday, 26 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. 146b
Padmini in every year shown
Sydney time- 27May Wednesday, 27 May 2026 Adhika Jyeshtha, Shukla Kept
How Wednesday, 27 May is chosen
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaEkadashi from Tue 26 May, 09:41 to Wed 27 May, 10:52, Sydney time. Both traditions keep Wednesday, 27 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. 146b
Padmini in every year shown
Dubai time- 26May Tuesday, 26 May or Wednesday, 27 May 2026 Adhika Jyeshtha, Shukla Kept
How Tuesday, 26 May or Wednesday, 27 May is chosen
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaEkadashi from Tue 26 May, 03:41 to Wed 27 May, 04:52, Dubai time. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep different days.
Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Padmini in every year shown
Singapore time- 27May Wednesday, 27 May 2026 Adhika Jyeshtha, Shukla Kept
How Wednesday, 27 May is chosen
Adhika Jyeshtha, ShuklaEkadashi from Tue 26 May, 07:41 to Wed 27 May, 08:52, Singapore time. Both traditions keep Wednesday, 27 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. 146b
Questions
Rules from the Nirṇaya-sindhu, with the page for each.
When is Padmini Ekadashi in 2026?
In Delhi, on Wednesday, 27 May 2026. The Ekadashi tithi runs from Tue 26 May, 05:11 to Wed 27 May, 06:22, IST.
What is Padmini Ekadashi also called?
The Ekādaśī-māhātmya (Banaras, 1934) names it Padminī. Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 146b
Which month is Padmini Ekadashi in?
It is the Shukla Ekadashi of Adhika Jyeshtha, the same in both month systems.
When do I break the Padmini Ekadashi fast?
In Delhi, Thu 28 May, 05:25 – 07:57: the first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 07:57. 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