When is the next Ekadashi?

The next Ekadashi

Thursday, 22 October 2026

Papankusha Ekadashi · 11 days away · moonrise 15:32

Papankusha Ekadashi — vrat katha, parana and the Smarta and Vaishnava dates

Tithi begins
21 Oct, 14:12
Tithi ends
22 Oct, 14:49
Paksha
Shukla
Lunar month
Ashwin (purnimanta) · Ashwin (amanta)

Parana — breaking the fast

23 Oct, 06:36 to 08:53

Parana is kept on Dwadashi, the tithi after Ekadashi. The window is the first fifth of the daylight (pratahkala). Almanacs differ on the window; this one is stated so you can compare it with your own.

Descriptions of fasting practice here are traditional, not medical advice. Consult a doctor before fasting, particularly if you are pregnant, diabetic, elderly or on medication.

The two lunar-month names above are both correct. The same fortnight carries different month names in the purnimanta reckoning used across North India and the amanta reckoning used in the south and west — which is one of the honest reasons two calendars can disagree about a date.

Ekadashi is the eleventh tithi of each fortnight, so it comes round roughly twice a lunar month. The date below is computed from the Moon and the Sun for your city, and the tithi's own start and end are shown with it — those instants are the astronomy, and the day is an interpretation of them.

  • Every date and time on this page is computed for Udaipur, not copied from a calendar
  • The tithi's own start and end are shown, so you can check the day yourself
  • Sunrise decides the day, and sunrise differs across India by over an hour

Timings on this page are computed for Udaipur.

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Sunrise decides which day a tithi names, and sunrise differs across India by well over an hour — so the day itself, not only the clock times, can differ between two cities on this list.

Every Ekadashi of the year

24 fall this year. The count moves between years: twelve lunations fall about eleven days short of a solar year, and an adhika (extra) month adds more.

Date Ekadashi Paksha Month (purnimanta) Tithi begins Tithi ends
14 Jan 2026 Shattila Ekadashi Krishna Magha 13 Jan, 15:18 14 Jan, 17:53
29 Jan 2026 Jaya Ekadashi Shukla Magha 28 Jan, 16:36 29 Jan, 13:56
13 Feb 2026 Vijaya Ekadashi Krishna Phalguna 12 Feb, 12:23 13 Feb, 14:26
27 Feb 2026 Amalaki Ekadashi Shukla Phalguna 27 Feb, 00:34 27 Feb, 22:33
15 Mar 2026 Papmochani Ekadashi Krishna Chaitra 14 Mar, 08:11 15 Mar, 09:17
29 Mar 2026 Kamada Ekadashi Shukla Chaitra 28 Mar, 08:46 29 Mar, 07:47
13 Apr 2026 Varuthini Ekadashi Krishna Vaishakha 13 Apr, 01:17 14 Apr, 01:09
27 Apr 2026 Mohini Ekadashi Shukla Vaishakha 26 Apr, 18:08 27 Apr, 18:16
13 May 2026 Apara Ekadashi Krishna Jyeshtha 12 May, 14:53 13 May, 13:30
27 May 2026 · Ekadashi is at sunrise on Tuesday, 26 May 2026 too; the fast is listed on the later day, and some Smarta households keep the earlier one Padmini Ekadashi Shukla Adhika Jyeshtha 26 May, 05:11 27 May, 06:22
11 Jun 2026 Parama Ekadashi Krishna Adhika Jyeshtha 11 Jun, 00:58 11 Jun, 22:36
25 Jun 2026 Nirjala Ekadashi Shukla Jyeshtha 24 Jun, 18:13 25 Jun, 20:10
10 Jul 2026 · kshaya tithi Yogini Ekadashi Krishna Ashadha 10 Jul, 08:17 11 Jul, 05:23
25 Jul 2026 Devshayani Ekadashi Shukla Ashadha 24 Jul, 09:13 25 Jul, 11:35
9 Aug 2026 Kamika Ekadashi Krishna Shravana 8 Aug, 14:00 9 Aug, 11:05
23 Aug 2026 Shravana Putrada Ekadashi Shukla Shravana 23 Aug, 02:00 24 Aug, 04:19
7 Sep 2026 Aja Ekadashi Krishna Bhadrapada 6 Sep, 19:29 7 Sep, 17:05
22 Sep 2026 Parivartini Ekadashi Shukla Bhadrapada 21 Sep, 20:01 22 Sep, 21:44
6 Oct 2026 Indira Ekadashi Krishna Ashwin 6 Oct, 02:08 7 Oct, 00:35
22 Oct 2026 Papankusha Ekadashi Shukla Ashwin 21 Oct, 14:12 22 Oct, 14:49
5 Nov 2026 Rama Ekadashi Krishna Kartika 4 Nov, 11:04 5 Nov, 10:36
20 Nov 2026 · kshaya tithi Dev Uthani Ekadashi Shukla Kartika 20 Nov, 07:16 21 Nov, 06:32
4 Dec 2026 Utpanna Ekadashi Krishna Margashirsha 3 Dec, 23:04 4 Dec, 23:45
20 Dec 2026 Mokshada Ekadashi Shukla Margashirsha 19 Dec, 22:10 20 Dec, 20:15

Times are local to Udaipur. A row marked kshaya tithi is one the tithi never carried at sunrise — it began after one and ended before the next, and the observance is kept on the day it ran through. A row marked also kept the next day is one where the tithi spans two sunrises, so two traditions genuinely take two different days.

Ekadashi month by month

The same dates, split by calendar month, with the years either side of each. Every one of these is a stable address: /ekadashi/march answers "when is Ekadashi in March" for whichever year you are standing in, so it never has to be rewritten and never decays.

Common questions

When is the next Ekadashi?

Thursday, 22 October 2026. The tithi runs from 21 Oct, 14:12 to 22 Oct, 14:49 in Udaipur.

Why does my calendar show a different Ekadashi date?

Because a tithi rarely begins and ends at sunrise. When it is running at sunrise on two days, or on none, traditions divide: some take the day the tithi touches sunrise, others the day it begins. The start and end instants above are the astronomy and are not in dispute — the day is an interpretation of them, and this page names the one it used.

How many Ekadashi days are there in a year?

24 fall in 2026 for Udaipur. The count moves between years because twelve lunations fall about eleven days short of a solar year, and an adhika (extra) month adds more.

When can the fast be broken?

On Dwadashi, the tithi after Ekadashi. The window shown above is the pratahkala one — the first fifth of the daylight — closed early if Dwadashi itself ends inside it.