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Shattila Ekadashi 2027

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

Pausha (amanta) / Magha (purnimanta), Krishna

Ṣaṭtilā

Tuesday, 2 February 2027

In Delhi, in 107 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.

Ekadashi beginsMon 1 Feb
08:41
Ekadashi endsTue 2 Feb
11:10
Pāraṇa, breaking the fast Wed 3 Feb, 07:09 – 09:19

The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 13:50. Dharmasindhu p. 19

Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 36b

Sattila in every year shown

Delhi time
  • 14Jan Wednesday, 14 January 2026 Pausha (amanta) / Magha (purnimanta), Krishna Kept
  • 2Feb Tuesday, 2 February 2027 Pausha (amanta) / Magha (purnimanta), Krishna Next
  • 22Jan Saturday, 22 January 2028 Pausha (amanta) / Magha (purnimanta), Krishna Later

How Tuesday, 2 February is chosen

Pausha (amanta) / Magha (purnimanta), Krishna

Ekadashi from Mon 1 Feb, 08:41 to Tue 2 Feb, 11:10, Delhi time. Both traditions keep Tuesday, 2 February.

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. 36b

Questions

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

When is Shattila Ekadashi in 2027?

In Delhi, on Tuesday, 2 February 2027. The Ekadashi tithi runs from Mon 1 Feb, 08:41 to Tue 2 Feb, 11:10, IST.

What is Shattila Ekadashi also called?

The Ekādaśī-māhātmya (Banaras, 1934) names it Ṣaṭtilā. Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 36b

Which month is Shattila Ekadashi in?

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

When do I break the Shattila Ekadashi fast?

In Delhi, Wed 3 Feb, 07:09 – 09:19: the first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 13:50. 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