Krishna paksha · Adhika · amanta reckoning
When is Parama Ekadashi 2029?
Parama Ekadashi 2029 is on Monday, 9 April. Parana, breaking the fast, is on 10 April, 06:10 to 08:41 in Indore.
Also called Parma Ekadashi. Those are the same observance and the same date, so they share this page rather than competing with it from a second URL.
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The whole table below is recomputed for the city you pick. That is not cosmetic: an observance decided at moonrise, such as Karwa Chauth, can genuinely fall on a different day in two cities, and the moment the fast ends differs by more than an hour across India.
Computed for Indore
The date in Indore
Monday, 9 April 2029
| Timing | Indore | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Parana (breaking the fast), 10 Apr 2029 | 06:10 to 08:41 | The window is the first fifth of the daylight (pratahkala). |
Parama Ekadashi is not a Gregorian date. It is Krishna paksha tithi 11 of Adhika in the amanta reckoning, and the Gregorian day it lands on moves by up to a month between years because twelve lunations fall about eleven days short of a solar year.
- Tithi
- Ekadashi, Krishna paksha
- Lunar month
- Adhika Chaitra (amanta)
- Tithi begins
- 8 Apr, 15:46
- Tithi ends
- 9 Apr, 17:39
- Decided at
- Sunrise
- Sunrise in Indore
- 9 Apr, 06:11
Sunrise in Indore falls at 06:11 on that day, and that is the instant the tithi has to be running at for the day to carry the observance. It is computed for this city rather than assumed, because it is what decides the date.
The two instants above are the astronomy and are not in dispute. The day is an interpretation of them: this observance is decided at sunrise, so it belongs to the day whose sunrise the tithi carries — not simply to the day the tithi begins.
Krishna paksha · Adhika Chaitra
Parama Ekadashi 2029: Smarta and Vaishnava dates
Parama Ekadashi comes only in a year that has an adhika (extra) month — Purushottam maas — roughly one year in three. The table below lists those years.
- Listed here (Smarta, the sunrise rule)
- Monday, 9 April 2029 — The fast belongs to the day whose sunrise carries Ekadashi — the day AstroSage lists and the one this page leads with.
- Vaishnava (ISKCON), the arunodaya rule
- Monday, 9 April 2029 — The same day this year. The Vaishnava rule reads the tithi at arunodaya, the 96 minutes before sunrise, rather than at sunrise; the arunodaya of Monday, 9 April 2029 (9 Apr, 04:35) is already inside Ekadashi, not Dashami.
Every day above is computed for Indore from the same tithi instants. ISKCON temples publish their own calendar for each city and also apply the Mahadvadashi rules, which can move a fast to Dwadashi in some years — where your temple's calendar differs, follow it.
Meaning and vrat katha
Parama Ekadashi vrat katha and significance
Parama Ekadashi is the Krishna Ekadashi of an adhika month, the Purushottam maas that comes roughly one year in three, and the companion of Padmini a fortnight earlier. Parama means "supreme". Some keep it as a five-day vrat, the Panchratri, from this Ekadashi to Amavasya; others keep the single day. Gifts of food, cloth and a lamp are customary, in keeping with its katha.
The katha
Retold in brief from the Skanda Purana, in the Ekadashi-mahatmya told by Krishna to Yudhishthira.
In the city of Kampilya lived a brahmin named Sumedha and his wife Pavitra. They were deeply devout and very poor; often there was nothing in the house, and yet whenever a guest came to the door Pavitra fed him and went hungry herself.
At last Sumedha resolved to leave and earn a living in another land. Pavitra begged him to stay, saying that what is meant to come will come where one is, and he agreed to remain.
Soon afterwards the sage Kaundinya came to their door. They received him with everything they had, and when he saw their poverty and their goodness he told them of the Ekadashi of the dark fortnight of the adhika month — Parama — and of the five-day vrat that may be kept with it, from Ekadashi to Amavasya. Kubera himself, he said, had kept it.
The couple kept the vrat together with great care. The Purana says that on its completion a prince of the kingdom came to them with gifts, gave them a house and land, and that they never lacked again and gave freely for the rest of their lives. Krishna tells Yudhishthira that the day is called Parama because nothing surpasses it in the adhika month.
How the fast is kept
- The fast runs from sunrise on the Ekadashi day to parana on Dwadashi. Many families eat a single plain meal on Dashami, the evening before.
- Grains and rice are left out on Ekadashi. Those who cannot keep a complete fast take fruit, milk or a phalahar meal; a waterless fast is kept only by those whose tradition and health allow it.
- Vishnu is worshipped with tulsi leaves, a lamp and his names; reading or hearing the day's katha is part of the observance, and many stay awake for a part of the night in kirtan or japa.
- Parana is on Dwadashi, after Hari Vasara — the first quarter of Dwadashi — has passed. The window for your city is computed above.
Fasting customs are described here as tradition, not as medical advice. Consult a doctor before fasting, particularly if you are pregnant, diabetic, elderly or on medication.
All 26 · Indore
Every Ekadashi and its next date
Twenty-four in an ordinary year, two more in a year with an adhika month. Each has its own page with its katha, parana and Smarta and Vaishnava dates.
- Papankusha Ekadashi · Thursday, 22 October 2026
- Rama Ekadashi · Thursday, 5 November 2026
- Dev Uthani Ekadashi · Friday, 20 November 2026
- Utpanna Ekadashi · Friday, 4 December 2026
- Mokshada Ekadashi · Sunday, 20 December 2026
- Saphala Ekadashi · Sunday, 3 January 2027
- Pausha Putrada Ekadashi · Tuesday, 19 January 2027
- Shattila Ekadashi · Tuesday, 2 February 2027
- Jaya Ekadashi · Wednesday, 17 February 2027
- Vijaya Ekadashi · Thursday, 4 March 2027
- Amalaki Ekadashi · Thursday, 18 March 2027
- Papmochani Ekadashi · Friday, 2 April 2027
- Kamada Ekadashi · Saturday, 17 April 2027
- Varuthini Ekadashi · Sunday, 2 May 2027
- Mohini Ekadashi · Sunday, 16 May 2027
- Apara Ekadashi · Tuesday, 1 June 2027
- Nirjala Ekadashi · Monday, 14 June 2027
- Yogini Ekadashi · Wednesday, 30 June 2027
- Devshayani Ekadashi · Wednesday, 14 July 2027
- Kamika Ekadashi · Thursday, 29 July 2027
- Shravana Putrada Ekadashi · Thursday, 12 August 2027
- Aja Ekadashi · Saturday, 28 August 2027
- Parivartini Ekadashi · Saturday, 11 September 2027
- Indira Ekadashi · Sunday, 26 September 2027
- Padmini Ekadashi · Monday, 26 March 2029
- Parama Ekadashi · Monday, 9 April 2029
Muhurat · Indore
Parama Ekadashi muhurat
Parama Ekadashi is decided at sunrise, which is an instant rather than a window, so there is no anchor window to intersect with the tithi. The generally auspicious windows of the day are below, and Abhijit is the one most commonly used where an observance names no muhurat of its own.
Auspicious windows that day
| Window | Time in Indore | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Abhijit Muhurat | 12:03 to 12:53 | Auspicious |
| Brahma Muhurat | 04:39 to 05:25 | Auspicious |
Windows usually worked around
These are the spans classical muhurta sets aside for beginnings. They are descriptions of a convention, not warnings: the observance is kept on its day regardless, and nothing here needs to be bought, corrected or remedied.
| Window | Time in Indore |
|---|---|
| Rahu Kaal | 07:45 to 09:19 |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 10:54 to 12:28 |
| Durmuhurta First | 12:53 to 13:43 |
| Durmuhurta Second | 15:24 to 16:14 |
| Varjyam | 23:42 to 01:29 |
Every window above is computed for Indore on Monday, 9 April 2029, from that day's sunrise, sunset and the following sunrise. The Vedic day runs sunrise to sunrise, so a window whose clock time falls after midnight still belongs to the date named above rather than to the one the wall clock has turned over to.
Parama Ekadashi across five years
Two years back, this year, and two ahead. Past years are kept rather than dropped so you can check the engine against a calendar you already have.
| Year | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tuesday, 13 October 2020 | past |
| 2023 | Saturday, 12 August 2023 | past |
| 2026 | Thursday, 11 June 2026 | past |
| 2029 | Monday, 9 April 2029 | upcoming |
| 2031 | Friday, 12 September 2031 | upcoming |
| 2034 | Wednesday, 12 July 2034 | upcoming |
Every row is computed for Indore from the same ephemeris, not looked up. Sunrise decides which day a tithi names, and sunrise differs across India by more than an hour, so a date computed for Delhi can be a day out elsewhere.
Why calendars disagree about this date
There is no single authority that settles a Hindu festival date, and the divergence is genuine rather than sloppy. Three causes account for almost all of it.
- A tithi rarely starts at sunrise. One that is running at the deciding moment on two days — or on none — is claimed by both days under different rules.
- Month reckoning. North India runs purnimanta, the south and west amanta. The same dark fortnight carries different month names in the two, so an observance defined as "krishna X of month Y" can land a full lunation apart.
- Which moment decides. Most vratas belong to the day whose sunrise carries the tithi, but not all: this one is decided at sunrise. Almanacs that apply the sunrise rule to everything move several festivals by a day.
So this page shows its working. If your pandit or your family almanac gives a different day, the instants above will usually show you exactly why — and that is more useful than a date asserted without one.
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Common questions
When is Parama Ekadashi?
Monday, 9 April 2029. It is Ekadashi of Krishna paksha in Adhika Chaitra, and that tithi runs from 8 Apr, 15:46 to 9 Apr, 17:39.
Why does another calendar give a different Parama Ekadashi date?
Three honest reasons. The tithi can be running at the deciding moment on two days or on none. North India reckons the month purnimanta and the south and west amanta, which names the same krishna fortnight differently. And almanacs differ on which moment of the day decides an observance. The instants above are the astronomy; the day is an interpretation of them.
Why is Parama Ekadashi observed?
Parama Ekadashi is the Krishna Ekadashi of an adhika month, the Purushottam maas that comes roughly one year in three, and the companion of Padmini a fortnight earlier. Parama means "supreme". Some keep it as a five-day vrat, the Panchratri, from this Ekadashi to Amavasya; others keep the single day. Gifts of food, cloth and a lamp are customary, in keeping with its katha.
Where does the Parama Ekadashi vrat katha come from?
It is told in the Skanda Purana, in the Ekadashi-mahatmya told by Krishna to Yudhishthira. The katha is retold in full above.
Is Parama Ekadashi on a different day for Smarta and Vaishnava (ISKCON)?
Not this year — both keep Monday, 9 April 2029. The Vaishnava rule reads Ekadashi at arunodaya, and Ekadashi already holds that day's arunodaya.