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Saphala Ekadashi 2027

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

Margashirsha (amanta) / Pausha (purnimanta), Krishna

Saphalā

Sunday, 3 January 2027

In Delhi, in 77 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.

Ekadashi beginsSat 2 Jan
14:24
Ekadashi endsSun 3 Jan
16:08
Pāraṇa, breaking the fast Mon 4 Jan, 07:15 – 09:19

The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 18:16. Dharmasindhu p. 19

Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18b

Saphala in every year shown

Delhi time
  • 3Jan Sunday, 3 January 2027 Margashirsha (amanta) / Pausha (purnimanta), Krishna Next
  • 23Dec Thursday, 23 December 2027 Margashirsha (amanta) / Pausha (purnimanta), Krishna Later
  • 12Dec Tuesday, 12 December 2028 Margashirsha (amanta) / Pausha (purnimanta), Krishna Later

How Sunday, 3 January is chosen

Margashirsha (amanta) / Pausha (purnimanta), Krishna

Ekadashi from Sat 2 Jan, 14:24 to Sun 3 Jan, 16:08, Delhi time. Both traditions keep Sunday, 3 January.

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. 18b

Questions

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

When is Saphala Ekadashi in 2027?

In Delhi, on Sunday, 3 January 2027. The Ekadashi tithi runs from Sat 2 Jan, 14:24 to Sun 3 Jan, 16:08, IST.

What is Saphala Ekadashi also called?

The Ekādaśī-māhātmya (Banaras, 1934) names it Saphalā. Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 18b

Which month is Saphala Ekadashi in?

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

When do I break the Saphala Ekadashi fast?

In Delhi, Mon 4 Jan, 07:15 – 09:19: the first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 18:16. 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