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Ekadashi Dates 2026 and 2027: Every Ekadashi with Parana Time

Ekadashi comes twice a month, on the eleventh day of each lunar fortnight, and is the most widely kept fast for Vishnu. Every Ekadashi of the year is listed below with its tithi times and parana window.

Times for New Delhi (IST).

Upcoming Ekadashi dates

Thursday 5 November 2026: Rama Ekadashi

Tithi: Kartik Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 11:04 AM, 4 November
Ekadashi ends: 10:36 AM, 5 November
Parana (breaking the fast): 6:36 AM to 8:47 AM (6 November)

Friday 20 November 2026: Devutthana Ekadashi

Tithi: Kartik Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 7:16 AM, 20 November
Ekadashi ends: 6:32 AM, 21 November
Parana (breaking the fast): 1:10 PM to 3:17 PM (21 November)

Friday 4 December 2026: Utpanna Ekadashi

Tithi: Margashirsha Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 11:04 PM, 3 December
Ekadashi ends: 11:45 PM, 4 December
Parana (breaking the fast): 6:59 AM to 9:04 AM (5 December)

Sunday 20 December 2026: Mokshada Ekadashi

Tithi: Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 10:10 PM, 19 December
Ekadashi ends: 8:15 PM, 20 December
Parana (breaking the fast): 7:09 AM to 9:13 AM (21 December)

Sunday 3 January 2027: Saphala Ekadashi

Tithi: Paush Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 2:25 PM, 2 January
Ekadashi ends: 4:09 PM, 3 January
Parana (breaking the fast): 7:14 AM to 9:19 AM (4 January)

Monday 18 January 2027: Pausha Putrada Ekadashi

Tithi: Paush Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 10:28 AM, 18 January
Ekadashi ends: 7:50 AM, 19 January
Parana (breaking the fast): 1:35 PM to 3:42 PM (19 January)

Tuesday 2 February 2027: Shattila Ekadashi

Tithi: Magh Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 8:42 AM, 1 February
Ekadashi ends: 11:11 AM, 2 February
Parana (breaking the fast): 7:08 AM to 9:19 AM (3 February)

Wednesday 17 February 2027: Jaya Ekadashi

Tithi: Magh Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 8:20 PM, 16 February
Ekadashi ends: 5:32 PM, 17 February
Parana (breaking the fast): 6:57 AM to 9:12 AM (18 February)

Thursday 4 March 2027: Vijaya Ekadashi

Tithi: Phalgun Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 4:45 AM, 3 March
Ekadashi ends: 7:25 AM, 4 March
Parana (breaking the fast): 6:42 AM to 9:02 AM (5 March)

Thursday 18 March 2027: Amalaki Ekadashi

Tithi: Phalgun Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 4:22 AM, 18 March
Ekadashi ends: 1:52 AM, 19 March
Parana (breaking the fast): 7:13 AM to 8:51 AM (19 March)

Friday 2 April 2027: Papmochani Ekadashi

Tithi: Chaitra Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 12:46 AM, 2 April
Ekadashi ends: 2:53 AM, 3 April
Parana (breaking the fast): 9:16 AM to 11:09 AM (3 April)

Saturday 17 April 2027: Kamada Ekadashi

Tithi: Chaitra Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 11:22 AM, 16 April
Ekadashi ends: 9:28 AM, 17 April
Parana (breaking the fast): 5:53 AM to 7:43 AM (18 April)

Sunday 2 May 2027: Varuthini Ekadashi

Tithi: Vaishakh Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 6:54 PM, 1 May
Ekadashi ends: 7:53 PM, 2 May
Parana (breaking the fast): 5:39 AM to 8:18 AM (3 May)

Sunday 16 May 2027: Mohini Ekadashi

Tithi: Vaishakh Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 6:18 PM, 15 May
Ekadashi ends: 5:14 PM, 16 May
Parana (breaking the fast): 5:29 AM to 8:12 AM (17 May)

Tuesday 1 June 2027: Apara Ekadashi

Tithi: Jyeshtha Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 10:03 AM, 31 May
Ekadashi ends: 9:40 AM, 1 June
Parana (breaking the fast): 5:23 AM to 8:09 AM (2 June)

Monday 14 June 2027: Nirjala Ekadashi

Tithi: Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 2:13 AM, 14 June
Ekadashi ends: 2:09 AM, 15 June
Parana (breaking the fast): 8:14 AM to 10:57 AM (15 June)

Wednesday 30 June 2027: Yogini Ekadashi

Tithi: Ashadh Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 10:05 PM, 29 June
Ekadashi ends: 8:31 PM, 30 June
Parana (breaking the fast): 5:26 AM to 8:14 AM (1 July)

Wednesday 14 July 2027: Devshayani Ekadashi

Tithi: Ashadh Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 12:09 PM, 13 July
Ekadashi ends: 1:11 PM, 14 July
Parana (breaking the fast): 5:33 AM to 8:18 AM (15 July)

Thursday 29 July 2027: Kamika Ekadashi

Tithi: Shravan Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 7:35 AM, 29 July
Ekadashi ends: 5:14 AM, 30 July
Parana (breaking the fast): 10:30 AM to 11:06 AM (30 July)

Thursday 12 August 2027: Shravana Putrada Ekadashi

Tithi: Shravan Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 12:59 AM, 12 August
Ekadashi ends: 3:00 AM, 13 August
Parana (breaking the fast): 9:36 AM to 11:06 AM (13 August)

Saturday 28 August 2027: Aja Ekadashi

Tithi: Bhadrapad Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 3:26 PM, 27 August
Ekadashi ends: 12:43 PM, 28 August
Parana (breaking the fast): 5:57 AM to 8:31 AM (29 August)

Saturday 11 September 2027: Parsva Ekadashi

Tithi: Bhadrapad Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 5:01 PM, 10 September
Ekadashi ends: 7:37 PM, 11 September
Parana (breaking the fast): 6:04 AM to 8:33 AM (12 September)

Sunday 26 September 2027: Indira Ekadashi

Tithi: Ashwin Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 10:31 PM, 25 September
Ekadashi ends: 7:50 PM, 26 September
Parana (breaking the fast): 6:11 AM to 8:35 AM (27 September)

Monday 11 October 2027: Papankusha Ekadashi

Tithi: Ashwin Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 11:41 AM, 10 October
Ekadashi ends: 2:09 PM, 11 October
Parana (breaking the fast): 6:19 AM to 8:38 AM (12 October)

Monday 25 October 2027: Rama Ekadashi

Tithi: Kartik Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 5:41 AM, 25 October
Ekadashi ends: 3:23 AM, 26 October
Parana (breaking the fast): 8:48 AM to 10:57 AM (26 October)

Wednesday 10 November 2027: Devutthana Ekadashi

Tithi: Kartik Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 7:35 AM, 9 November
Ekadashi ends: 9:12 AM, 10 November
Parana (breaking the fast): 6:40 AM to 8:50 AM (11 November)

Wednesday 24 November 2027: Utpanna Ekadashi

Tithi: Margashirsha Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 1:45 PM, 23 November
Ekadashi ends: 12:12 PM, 24 November
Parana (breaking the fast): 6:51 AM to 8:57 AM (25 November)

Thursday 9 December 2027: Mokshada Ekadashi

Tithi: Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 3:00 AM, 9 December
Ekadashi ends: 3:21 AM, 10 December
Parana (breaking the fast): 9:14 AM to 11:11 AM (10 December)

Thursday 23 December 2027: Saphala Ekadashi

Tithi: Paush Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 11:41 PM, 22 December
Ekadashi ends: 11:12 PM, 23 December
Parana (breaking the fast): 7:10 AM to 9:14 AM (24 December)

About Ekadashi

Ekadashi is the eleventh tithi of the lunar fortnight, once in the waxing half (Shukla Paksha) and once in the waning half (Krishna Paksha). That makes about 24 Ekadashis in a year, and 26 in a year that carries an Adhik month. Devotees keep it as a day of fasting and remembrance of Vishnu, and many families have kept it for generations as a gentle reset of body and mind twice a month.

Each Ekadashi has its own name and story. Nirjala Ekadashi in Jyeshtha is kept without even water by those who can. Devshayani Ekadashi in Ashadha marks the start of Chaturmas, when Vishnu is believed to rest, and Dev Uthani Ekadashi in Kartik marks his waking and the return of weddings. Mokshada Ekadashi in Margashirsha, Papankusha Ekadashi in Ashwin and the two Putrada Ekadashis, in Shravan and Pausha, are among the others widely kept.

The fast is kept on the day Ekadashi holds at sunrise. Some people go without food altogether, others take fruit, milk, nuts or sabudana once or twice in the day. Grains and rice are left out, along with pulses in many households, and the meal of the day before, Dashami, is usually kept light and simple. The day is spent in prayer, chanting Vishnu's names, offering tulsi and, for many, singing bhajans into the night.

The fast is broken the next morning, in Dwadashi, and this is called parana. It is done after Hari Vasara, the first quarter of Dwadashi, and within the parana window shown in the list. When Ekadashi spans two days, two dates may appear: households usually keep the first listed day, and some Vaishnava and monastic traditions keep the next.

In the list below, each row shows the date of the Ekadashi, the moment the tithi begins and ends, and the parana window for breaking the fast the following morning. Times are worked out for your chosen city, since sunrise moves from place to place.

How it is observed

Eat a light, simple meal on Dashami, the day before, and rise early on Ekadashi.
Bathe, offer tulsi leaves, flowers and a lamp to Vishnu, and take a quiet resolve (sankalpa) for the fast.
Through the day, leave out grains and rice and keep to fruit, milk or water as your health allows.
Spend time in prayer, chanting Vishnu's names or listening to the Ekadashi katha.
Break the fast the next morning in Dwadashi, within the parana window shown in the list.

Earlier Ekadashi dates

Wednesday 14 January 2026: Shattila Ekadashi

Tithi: Magh Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 3:19 PM, 13 January
Ekadashi ends: 5:54 PM, 14 January
Parana (breaking the fast): 7:15 AM to 9:21 AM (15 January)

Also this day: Makar Sankranti

Thursday 29 January 2026: Jaya Ekadashi

Tithi: Magh Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 4:37 PM, 28 January
Ekadashi ends: 1:56 PM, 29 January
Parana (breaking the fast): 7:10 AM to 9:20 AM (30 January)

Friday 13 February 2026: Vijaya Ekadashi

Tithi: Phalgun Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 12:23 PM, 12 February
Ekadashi ends: 2:27 PM, 13 February
Parana (breaking the fast): 7:00 AM to 9:14 AM (14 February)

Friday 27 February 2026: Amalaki Ekadashi

Tithi: Phalgun Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 12:34 AM, 27 February
Ekadashi ends: 10:33 PM, 27 February
Parana (breaking the fast): 6:47 AM to 9:06 AM (28 February)

Sunday 15 March 2026: Papmochani Ekadashi

Tithi: Chaitra Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 8:12 AM, 14 March
Ekadashi ends: 9:17 AM, 15 March
Parana (breaking the fast): 6:30 AM to 8:54 AM (16 March)

Sunday 29 March 2026: Kamada Ekadashi

Tithi: Chaitra Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 8:46 AM, 28 March
Ekadashi ends: 7:47 AM, 29 March
Parana (breaking the fast): 6:13 AM to 7:10 AM (30 March)

Monday 13 April 2026: Varuthini Ekadashi

Tithi: Vaishakh Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 1:18 AM, 13 April
Ekadashi ends: 1:09 AM, 14 April
Parana (breaking the fast): 6:55 AM to 8:30 AM (14 April)

Monday 27 April 2026: Mohini Ekadashi

Tithi: Vaishakh Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 6:08 PM, 26 April
Ekadashi ends: 6:17 PM, 27 April
Parana (breaking the fast): 5:43 AM to 8:21 AM (28 April)

Wednesday 13 May 2026: Apara Ekadashi

Tithi: Jyeshtha Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 2:53 PM, 12 May
Ekadashi ends: 1:30 PM, 13 May
Parana (breaking the fast): 5:31 AM to 8:13 AM (14 May)

Wednesday 27 May 2026: Padmini Ekadashi

Tithi: Adhik Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 5:12 AM, 26 May
Ekadashi ends: 6:22 AM, 27 May
Parana (breaking the fast): 5:24 AM to 7:58 AM (28 May)

Thursday 11 June 2026: Parama Ekadashi

Tithi: Adhik Jyeshtha Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 12:58 AM, 11 June
Ekadashi ends: 10:37 PM, 11 June
Parana (breaking the fast): 5:22 AM to 8:10 AM (12 June)

Thursday 25 June 2026: Nirjala Ekadashi

Tithi: Jyeshtha Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 6:13 PM, 24 June
Ekadashi ends: 8:10 PM, 25 June
Parana (breaking the fast): 5:25 AM to 8:12 AM (26 June)

Friday 10 July 2026: Yogini Ekadashi

Tithi: Ashadh Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 8:17 AM, 10 July
Ekadashi ends: 5:23 AM, 11 July
Parana (breaking the fast): 10:34 AM to 11:03 AM (11 July)

Saturday 25 July 2026: Devshayani Ekadashi

Tithi: Ashadh Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 9:13 AM, 24 July
Ekadashi ends: 11:35 AM, 25 July
Parana (breaking the fast): 5:39 AM to 8:22 AM (26 July)

Sunday 9 August 2026: Kamika Ekadashi

Tithi: Shravan Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 2:00 PM, 8 August
Ekadashi ends: 11:06 AM, 9 August
Parana (breaking the fast): 5:47 AM to 8:01 AM (10 August)

Sunday 23 August 2026: Shravana Putrada Ekadashi

Tithi: Shravan Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 2:01 AM, 23 August
Ekadashi ends: 4:19 AM, 24 August
Parana (breaking the fast): 10:50 AM to 11:05 AM (24 August)

Monday 7 September 2026: Aja Ekadashi

Tithi: Bhadrapad Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 7:30 PM, 6 September
Ekadashi ends: 5:05 PM, 7 September
Parana (breaking the fast): 6:02 AM to 8:33 AM (8 September)

Tuesday 22 September 2026: Parsva Ekadashi

Tithi: Bhadrapad Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 8:02 PM, 21 September
Ekadashi ends: 9:44 PM, 22 September
Parana (breaking the fast): 6:09 AM to 8:35 AM (23 September)

Tuesday 6 October 2026: Indira Ekadashi

Tithi: Ashwin Krishna Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 2:08 AM, 6 October
Ekadashi ends: 12:35 AM, 7 October
Parana (breaking the fast): 6:17 AM to 8:37 AM (7 October)

Thursday 22 October 2026: Papankusha Ekadashi

Tithi: Ashwin Shukla Ekadashi
Ekadashi begins: 2:13 PM, 21 October
Ekadashi ends: 2:49 PM, 22 October
Parana (breaking the fast): 6:26 AM to 8:42 AM (23 October)

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