Ekadashi Vrat Calendar
New Delhi · 24 Ekadashis in 2026 · Adhik Jyeshtha Year
Next Ekadashi · New Delhi
Papankusha Ekadashi
पापांकुशा एकादशी
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Thursday, 22 OctSunrise 6:26 AM
Parana on Friday, 23 Oct
6:26 AM – 2:36 PM
Padmanabha
Destroys sinsEvery Ekadashi of 2026 for New Delhi, month by month, with the time to break the fast the next morning.
षट्तिला एकादशी
Krishna Paksha · Magha Purnimanta · Pausha Amanta
VishnuSesame rituals
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Wednesday, 14 JanSunrise 7:15 AM
Parana on Thursday, 15 Jan
7:15 AM – 8:17 PM
जया एकादशी
Shukla Paksha · Magha (Purnimanta and Amanta)
VishnuGrants victory
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Thursday, 29 JanSunrise 7:10 AM
Parana on Friday, 30 Jan
7:10 – 11:09 AM
विजया एकादशी
Krishna Paksha · Phalguna Purnimanta · Magha Amanta
VishnuGrants victory
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Friday, 13 FebSunrise 7:01 AM
Parana on Saturday, 14 Feb
7:00 AM – 4:02 PM
आमलकी एकादशी
Shukla Paksha · Phalguna (Purnimanta and Amanta)
VishnuAmla worship
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Friday, 27 FebSunrise 6:48 AM
Parana on Saturday, 28 Feb
6:47 AM – 8:43 PM
पापमोचनी एकादशी
Krishna Paksha · Chaitra Purnimanta · Phalguna Amanta
VishnuDestroys sins
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Sunday, 15 MarSunrise 6:31 AM
Parana on Monday, 16 Mar
6:30 – 9:41 AM
कामदा एकादशी
Shukla Paksha · Chaitra (Purnimanta and Amanta)
VishnuFulfills desires
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Sunday, 29 MarSunrise 6:15 AM
Parana on Monday, 30 Mar
6:13 – 7:10 AM
वरूथिनी एकादशी
Krishna Paksha · Vaishakha Purnimanta · Chaitra Amanta
VamanaGrants protection
Smarta
Fast on Monday, 13 AprSunrise 5:58 AM
Parana on Tuesday, 14 Apr
5:57 AM – 12:12 AM, 15 Apr
Dwadashi ends after midnight, 12:12 AM, 15 Apr.
Vaishnava
Fast on Monday, 13 AprSunrise 5:58 AM
Parana on Tuesday, 14 Apr
6:55 AM – 12:12 AM, 15 Apr
Hari Vasara ends at 6:55 AM. Wait until then.
Dwadashi ends after midnight, 12:12 AM, 15 Apr.
मोहिनी एकादशी
Shukla Paksha · Vaishakha (Purnimanta and Amanta)
MohiniGrants liberation
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Monday, 27 AprSunrise 5:44 AM
Parana on Tuesday, 28 Apr
5:43 AM – 6:52 PM
अपरा एकादशी
Krishna Paksha · Jyeshtha Purnimanta · Vaishakha Amanta
VishnuRemoves grave sins
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Wednesday, 13 MaySunrise 5:31 AM
Parana on Thursday, 14 May
5:31 – 11:21 AM
पद्मिनी एकादशी
Shukla Paksha · Adhik Jyeshtha (Purnimanta and Amanta)
VishnuAdhik Masa Shukla Ekadashi
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Wednesday, 27 MaySunrise 5:25 AM
Parana on Thursday, 28 May
5:24 – 7:57 AM
परमा एकादशी
Krishna Paksha · Adhik Jyeshtha (Purnimanta and Amanta)
VishnuAdhik Masa Krishna Ekadashi
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Thursday, 11 JunSunrise 5:22 AM
Parana on Friday, 12 Jun
5:22 AM – 7:37 PM
निर्जला एकादशी
Shukla Paksha · Jyeshtha (Purnimanta and Amanta)
VishnuMost strict, equals all 24
Smarta
Fast on Thursday, 25 JunSunrise 5:24 AM
Parana on Friday, 26 Jun
5:25 AM – 10:22 PM
Vaishnava
Fast on Friday, 26 JunSunrise 5:25 AM
Parana on Saturday, 27 Jun
5:25 AM – 12:43 AM, 28 Jun
Dwadashi ends after midnight, 12:43 AM, 28 Jun.
Paksha-Vardhini Mahadvadashi
Following Purnima/Amavasya spanned two sunrises — fast moves to Dwadashiयोगिनी एकादशी
Krishna Paksha · Ashadha Purnimanta · Jyeshtha Amanta
VishnuRemoves sins
Smarta
Fast on Friday, 10 JulSunrise 5:30 AM
Parana on Saturday, 11 Jul
5:31 AM – 2:04 AM, 12 Jul
Dwadashi ends after midnight, 2:04 AM, 12 Jul.
Vaishnava
Fast on Saturday, 11 JulSunrise 5:31 AM
Parana on Sunday, 12 Jul
5:31 AM – 10:30 PM
Unmillani Mahadvadashi
Ekadashi tithi began after Arunodaya (96-min rule failed) — fast moves to Dwadashiदेवशयनी एकादशी
Shukla Paksha · Ashadha (Purnimanta and Amanta)
VishnuChaturmas begins
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Saturday, 25 JulSunrise 5:38 AM
Parana on Sunday, 26 Jul
5:39 AM – 1:58 PM
कामिका एकादशी
Krishna Paksha · Shravana Purnimanta · Ashadha Amanta
VishnuGrants wishes
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Sunday, 9 AugSunrise 5:47 AM
Parana on Monday, 10 Aug
5:47 – 8:01 AM
श्रावण पुत्रदा एकादशी
Shukla Paksha · Shravana (Purnimanta and Amanta)
VishnuGrants son
Smarta
Fast on Sunday, 23 AugSunrise 5:54 AM
Parana on Monday, 24 Aug
5:55 AM – 6:21 AM, 25 Aug
Dwadashi ends after midnight, 6:21 AM, 25 Aug.
Vaishnava
Fast on Monday, 24 AugSunrise 5:55 AM
Parana on Tuesday, 25 Aug
5:55 – 6:21 AM
Vyanjuli Mahadvadashi
Dwadashi spanned two consecutive sunrises — fast on first Dwadashi dayअजा एकादशी
Krishna Paksha · Bhadrapada Purnimanta · Shravana Amanta
VishnuRemoves all sins
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Monday, 7 SepSunrise 6:02 AM
Parana on Tuesday, 8 Sep
6:02 AM – 2:43 PM
परिवर्तिनी एकादशी
Shukla Paksha · Bhadrapada (Purnimanta and Amanta)
VamanaVishnu turns
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Tuesday, 22 SepSunrise 6:09 AM
Parana on Wednesday, 23 Sep
6:09 AM – 10:51 PM
इंदिरा एकादशी
Krishna Paksha · Ashwin Purnimanta · Bhadrapada Amanta
VishnuLiberates ancestors
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Tuesday, 6 OctSunrise 6:16 AM
Parana on Wednesday, 7 Oct
6:17 AM – 11:17 PM
पापांकुशा एकादशी
Shukla Paksha · Ashwin (Purnimanta and Amanta)
PadmanabhaDestroys sins
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Thursday, 22 OctSunrise 6:26 AM
Parana on Friday, 23 Oct
6:26 AM – 2:36 PM
रमा एकादशी
Krishna Paksha · Kartik Purnimanta · Ashwin Amanta
VishnuGrants wealth
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Thursday, 5 NovSunrise 6:35 AM
Parana on Friday, 6 Nov
6:36 – 10:31 AM
प्रबोधिनी एकादशी
Shukla Paksha · Kartik (Purnimanta and Amanta)
VishnuChaturmas ends
Smarta
Fast on Friday, 20 NovSunrise 6:47 AM
Parana on Saturday, 21 Nov
6:48 AM – 4:56 AM, 22 Nov
Dwadashi ends after midnight, 4:56 AM, 22 Nov.
Vaishnava
Fast on Saturday, 21 NovSunrise 6:48 AM
Parana on Sunday, 22 Nov
6:49 AM – 2:37 AM, 23 Nov
Dwadashi ends after midnight, 2:37 AM, 23 Nov.
Unmillani Mahadvadashi
Ekadashi tithi began after Arunodaya (96-min rule failed) — fast moves to Dwadashiउत्पन्ना एकादशी
Krishna Paksha · Margashirsha Purnimanta · Kartik Amanta
Ekadashi DeviBirth of Ekadashi
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Friday, 4 DecSunrise 6:58 AM
Parana on Saturday, 5 Dec
6:59 AM – 12:52 AM, 6 Dec
Dwadashi ends after midnight, 12:52 AM, 6 Dec.
मोक्षदा एकादशी
Shukla Paksha · Margashirsha (Purnimanta and Amanta)
DamodaraGrants moksha, Gita Jayanti
Smarta and Vaishnava
Fast on Sunday, 20 DecSunrise 7:08 AM
Parana on Monday, 21 Dec
7:09 AM – 5:36 PM
Each answer is worked out for New Delhi from the panchang of 2026.
There are 24 Ekadashis in 2026, counted from January to December. 2026 has an Adhik Maas (Adhik Jyeshtha), which brings the extra Ekadashis Padmini Ekadashi and Parama Ekadashi.
Papankusha Ekadashi is on Thursday, 22 October 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 2:12 PM on Wed, 21 Oct to 2:48 PM on Thu, 22 Oct. Parana is on 23 October, 6:26 AM – 2:36 PM.
Shattila Ekadashi is on Wednesday, 14 January 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 3:18 PM on Tue, 13 Jan to 5:53 PM on Wed, 14 Jan. Parana is on 15 January, 7:15 AM – 8:17 PM.
Jaya Ekadashi is on Thursday, 29 January 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 4:36 PM on Wed, 28 Jan to 1:55 PM on Thu, 29 Jan. Parana is on 30 January, 7:10 – 11:09 AM.
Vijaya Ekadashi is on Friday, 13 February 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 12:22 PM on Thu, 12 Feb to 2:26 PM on Fri, 13 Feb. Parana is on 14 February, 7:00 AM – 4:02 PM.
Amalaki Ekadashi is on Friday, 27 February 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 12:33 AM on Fri, 27 Feb to 10:33 PM on Fri, 27 Feb. Parana is on 28 February, 6:47 AM – 8:43 PM.
Papamochani Ekadashi is on Sunday, 15 March 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 8:11 AM on Sat, 14 Mar to 9:17 AM on Sun, 15 Mar. Parana is on 16 March, 6:30 – 9:41 AM.
Kamada Ekadashi is on Sunday, 29 March 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 8:46 AM on Sat, 28 Mar to 7:46 AM on Sun, 29 Mar. Parana is on 30 March, 6:13 – 7:10 AM.
Varuthini Ekadashi is on Monday, 13 April 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 1:17 AM on Mon, 13 Apr to 1:09 AM on Tue, 14 Apr. Smarta Parana is on 14 April, 5:57 AM – 12:12 AM, 15 Apr; Vaishnava Parana is on 14 April, 6:55 AM – 12:12 AM, 15 Apr.
Mohini Ekadashi is on Monday, 27 April 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 6:07 PM on Sun, 26 Apr to 6:16 PM on Mon, 27 Apr. Parana is on 28 April, 5:43 AM – 6:52 PM.
Apara Ekadashi is on Wednesday, 13 May 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 2:52 PM on Tue, 12 May to 1:30 PM on Wed, 13 May. Parana is on 14 May, 5:31 – 11:21 AM.
Padmini Ekadashi is on Wednesday, 27 May 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 5:11 AM on Tue, 26 May to 6:22 AM on Wed, 27 May. Parana is on 28 May, 5:24 – 7:57 AM.
Parama Ekadashi is on Thursday, 11 June 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 12:58 AM on Thu, 11 Jun to 10:36 PM on Thu, 11 Jun. Parana is on 12 June, 5:22 AM – 7:37 PM.
In New Delhi, Smartas keep Nirjala Ekadashi on Thursday, 25 June 2026 and Vaishnavas on Friday, 26 June 2026 (Paksha-Vardhini Mahadvadashi). The Ekadashi tithi runs from 6:12 PM on Wed, 24 Jun to 8:09 PM on Thu, 25 Jun. Smarta Parana is on 26 June, 5:25 AM – 10:22 PM; Vaishnava Parana is on 27 June, 5:25 AM – 12:43 AM, 28 Jun.
In New Delhi, Smartas keep Yogini Ekadashi on Friday, 10 July 2026 and Vaishnavas on Saturday, 11 July 2026 (Unmillani Mahadvadashi). The Ekadashi tithi runs from 8:16 AM on Fri, 10 Jul to 5:23 AM on Sat, 11 Jul. Smarta Parana is on 11 July, 5:31 AM – 2:04 AM, 12 Jul; Vaishnava Parana is on 12 July, 5:31 AM – 10:30 PM.
Devshayani Ekadashi is on Saturday, 25 July 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 9:13 AM on Fri, 24 Jul to 11:34 AM on Sat, 25 Jul. Parana is on 26 July, 5:39 AM – 1:58 PM.
Kamika Ekadashi is on Sunday, 9 August 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 1:59 PM on Sat, 8 Aug to 11:05 AM on Sun, 9 Aug. Parana is on 10 August, 5:47 – 8:01 AM.
In New Delhi, Smartas keep Shravana Putrada Ekadashi on Sunday, 23 August 2026 and Vaishnavas on Monday, 24 August 2026 (Vyanjuli Mahadvadashi). The Ekadashi tithi runs from 2:00 AM on Sun, 23 Aug to 4:19 AM on Mon, 24 Aug. Smarta Parana is on 24 August, 5:55 AM – 6:21 AM, 25 Aug; Vaishnava Parana is on 25 August, 5:55 – 6:21 AM.
Aja Ekadashi is on Monday, 7 September 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 7:29 PM on Sun, 6 Sep to 5:04 PM on Mon, 7 Sep. Parana is on 8 September, 6:02 AM – 2:43 PM.
Parivartini Ekadashi is on Tuesday, 22 September 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 8:01 PM on Mon, 21 Sep to 9:43 PM on Tue, 22 Sep. Parana is on 23 September, 6:09 AM – 10:51 PM.
Indira Ekadashi is on Tuesday, 6 October 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 2:08 AM on Tue, 6 Oct to 12:35 AM on Wed, 7 Oct. Parana is on 7 October, 6:17 AM – 11:17 PM.
Papankusha Ekadashi is on Thursday, 22 October 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 2:12 PM on Wed, 21 Oct to 2:48 PM on Thu, 22 Oct. Parana is on 23 October, 6:26 AM – 2:36 PM.
Rama Ekadashi is on Thursday, 5 November 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 11:03 AM on Wed, 4 Nov to 10:36 AM on Thu, 5 Nov. Parana is on 6 November, 6:36 – 10:31 AM.
In New Delhi, Smartas keep Prabodhini Ekadashi on Friday, 20 November 2026 and Vaishnavas on Saturday, 21 November 2026 (Unmillani Mahadvadashi). The Ekadashi tithi runs from 7:16 AM on Fri, 20 Nov to 6:32 AM on Sat, 21 Nov. Smarta Parana is on 21 November, 6:48 AM – 4:56 AM, 22 Nov; Vaishnava Parana is on 22 November, 6:49 AM – 2:37 AM, 23 Nov.
Utpanna Ekadashi is on Friday, 4 December 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 11:04 PM on Thu, 3 Dec to 11:45 PM on Fri, 4 Dec. Parana is on 5 December, 6:59 AM – 12:52 AM, 6 Dec.
Mokshada Ekadashi is on Sunday, 20 December 2026 in New Delhi. The Ekadashi tithi runs from 10:09 PM on Sat, 19 Dec to 8:15 PM on Sun, 20 Dec. Parana is on 21 December, 7:09 AM – 5:36 PM.
Each one for your own city, on any date.
Ekadashi Vrat
Twice a month, on the eleventh tithi of each paksha, millions of Hindus give up grain and keep the fast of Ekadashi. This page lists every Ekadashi of 2026 for your city, with the time it begins and ends and the Parana time to break it.
The Puranas tell of Ekadashi as a goddess born from Vishnu himself, on the Krishna Ekadashi of Margashirsha, to destroy the demon Mura while the Lord slept. Pleased, Vishnu gave her a boon: whoever kept her day would be freed of sin. That day is still kept as Utpanna Ekadashi, the birth of Ekadashi, and many begin the practice from it.
Each Ekadashi has its own name and its own story in the Padma and Bhavishya Puranas: Nirjala, kept without water, Devshayani, when Vishnu lies down to sleep for the four months of Chaturmas, and Prabodhini, when he wakes. Fasting, waking at night with his name, reading the katha of the day and giving to others are the heart of the vrat.
Parana Time
An Ekadashi fast is complete only when it is broken properly. Parana is done the next day, on Dwadashi, after sunrise, and it must be done before Dwadashi ends. When Dwadashi is short and ends early in the morning, the window can be under two hours, which is why the Parana time matters as much as the date.
Vaishnavas add one more rule: the first quarter of Dwadashi, Hari Vasara, is left alone, so their Parana begins once it is over. The fast is broken simply, with water, tulsi, fruit or the prasad offered to Vishnu, and grain is taken after that.
Next morning, after sunrise, on Dwadashi.
Before Dwadashi ends; after that the fast is spoilt.
The first quarter of Dwadashi, avoided by Vaishnavas.
Water, tulsi, fruit or prasad, then the meal.
In Practice
Start where you can. Not everyone can go without water, and the texts never ask a sick, old or pregnant person to try. A fast on fruit and milk, kept with a quiet mind and Vishnu's name, is a true Ekadashi. What breaks it is not a glass of milk but eating grain, and anger.
In a chart, I suggest Ekadashi most often when Jupiter is weak or afflicted, when the fifth or ninth house needs support, or in a difficult Moon period. It steadies the mind the way few remedies do. And whatever else you do, keep the Parana time; a fast broken late is the one mistake people make most.
No food or water till Parana. Only for the healthy.
Fruit, milk and nuts through the day.
One meal of fasting foods, no grain.
Rice, wheat, pulses, onion, garlic and anger.
Questions
Smarta and Vaishnava families follow different rules. Smartas fast on the day Ekadashi holds at sunrise. Vaishnavas, ISKCON among them, also check the hour and a half before sunrise, Arunodaya: if Dashami is still running then, or Ekadashi spreads over two sunrises, they fast a day later. When the two rules give different days, this page shows both.
Parana is the breaking of the fast. It is done on Dwadashi, the next day, after sunrise and before Dwadashi ends. Breaking it after Dwadashi is over is held to spoil the fast, so the Parana window on this page always ends with Dwadashi.
The first quarter of Dwadashi. Vaishnavas do not break the fast during it, so their Parana can begin a little later than the Smarta Parana on the same morning.
Twenty-four in a normal year, two in each lunar month. In a year with an Adhik Maas there are twenty-six, and the two extra are Padmini and Parama Ekadashi. Counted by the calendar year, January to December, the number can come out a little different.
Nirjala Ekadashi in Jyeshtha, kept without even water, is said to give the merit of all twenty-four. Devshayani, which opens Chaturmas, Prabodhini, which closes it, and Mokshada, the day of Gita Jayanti, are the other great ones.
No grain or pulse is eaten on Ekadashi, rice least of all. Fruit, milk, nuts and the fasting foods such as sabudana, kuttu and singhara are taken by those who do not keep a full fast.
Not always. The fast follows your own sunrise, so when Ekadashi begins or ends close to dawn, one city can keep it a day apart from another. Pick your city at the top of this page.
In some years the Vaishnava rules move the fast from Ekadashi to Dwadashi, and that Dwadashi is called a Mahadvadashi. This page names the rule that applies, such as Unmillani or Paksha-Vardhini, wherever it happens.
