Ekadashi Dates 2026 and 2027: All Vrat Days and Parana Times

Ekadashi is the eleventh day (tithi) of each half of the lunar month, so it comes twice a month, with 24 or 25 in a year. It is a fast day for Vishnu: devotees eat no grain or beans, some take only fruit or water, and some fast fully. Each Ekadashi has its own name, such as Shattila, Vijaya or Prabodhini, and its own story.

The rule used here is the Smarta one: the vrat is kept on the civil day on which Ekadashi is in force at sunrise. The fast is broken the next morning, at the parana, after sunrise and while Dwadashi (the twelfth tithi) is still running, but not in the first quarter of Dwadashi, called Hari Vasara. The parana window in the tables follows those limits. Some Vaishnava traditions follow a stricter rule that can put the fast on the day after the Smarta date in some months, so if you follow a Vaishnava sampradaya, check its own calendar.

Why do cities differ? The tithi starts and ends at one instant worldwide but sunrise is at a different clock time in every city. An Ekadashi that ends just before sunrise in one city is still running at sunrise further west, and the vrat moves by a day; the parana window moves with the local sunrise every time.

A calm note: fasting is a personal choice. If you have a health condition, are pregnant, nursing, elderly or take regular medicine, speak to your doctor about how to keep the vrat, and do not feel that a lighter fast lessens it. The tables below cover five cities for both years. Every one of the 49 cities has its own page with all Ekadashis.

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