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Rama Ekadashi 2026

Ramā: its date in 2026, when the Ekadashi tithi begins and ends, and the Smārta and Vaiṣṇava fast days, for Delhi and 15 other cities.

Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna

Ramā

Thursday, 5 November 2026

In Delhi, in 18 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.

Ekadashi beginsWed 4 Nov
11:03
Ekadashi endsThu 5 Nov
10:36
Pāraṇa, breaking the fast Fri 6 Nov, 06:37 – 08:48

The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 10:31. Dharmasindhu p. 19

Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 131

Rama in every year shown

Delhi time
  • 5Nov Thursday, 5 November 2026 Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna Next
  • 25Oct Monday, 25 October or Tuesday, 26 October 2027 Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna Later
  • 14Oct Saturday, 14 October 2028 Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna Later

How Thursday, 5 November is chosen

Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna

Ekadashi from Wed 4 Nov, 11:03 to Thu 5 Nov, 10:36, Delhi time. Both traditions keep Thursday, 5 November.

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. 131

Questions

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

When is Rama Ekadashi in 2026?

In Delhi, on Thursday, 5 November 2026. The Ekadashi tithi runs from Wed 4 Nov, 11:03 to Thu 5 Nov, 10:36, IST.

What is Rama Ekadashi also called?

The Ekādaśī-māhātmya (Banaras, 1934) names it Ramā. Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 131

Which month is Rama Ekadashi in?

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

When do I break the Rama Ekadashi fast?

In Delhi, Fri 6 Nov, 06:37 – 08:48: the first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 10:31. 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