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Vijaya Ekadashi 2027

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

Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Krishna

Vijayā

Thursday, 4 March 2027

In Delhi, in 137 days. Smārtas and Vaiṣṇavas keep the same day.

Ekadashi beginsWed 3 Mar
04:44
Ekadashi endsThu 4 Mar
07:24
Pāraṇa, breaking the fast Fri 5 Mar, 06:43 – 09:03

The first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 09:54. Dharmasindhu p. 19

Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 43

Vijaya in every year shown

Delhi time
  • 13Feb Friday, 13 February 2026 Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Krishna Kept
  • 4Mar Thursday, 4 March 2027 Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Krishna Next
  • 20Feb Sunday, 20 February or Monday, 21 February 2028 Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Krishna Later

How Thursday, 4 March is chosen

Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Krishna

Ekadashi from Wed 3 Mar, 04:44 to Thu 4 Mar, 07:24, Delhi time. Both traditions keep Thursday, 4 March.

Smārta: Ekādaśī and Dvādaśī both run long: everyone keeps the second day (Nārada, Mādhava) Nirnaya-sindhu pp. 59-60. Vaiṣṇava (Nirṇaya-sindhu): Ekādaśī or Dvādaśī runs long: the later day (Mādhava) Nirnaya-sindhu p. 59.

Name: Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 43

Questions

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

When is Vijaya Ekadashi in 2027?

In Delhi, on Thursday, 4 March 2027. The Ekadashi tithi runs from Wed 3 Mar, 04:44 to Thu 4 Mar, 07:24, IST.

What is Vijaya Ekadashi also called?

The Ekādaśī-māhātmya (Banaras, 1934) names it Vijayā. Ekādaśī-māhātmya (1934), f. 43

Which month is Vijaya Ekadashi in?

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

When do I break the Vijaya Ekadashi fast?

In Delhi, Fri 5 Mar, 06:43 – 09:03: the first three muhūrtas after sunrise, before Dvādaśī ends at 09:54. 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