Ekadashi 2026.
Every Ekadashi of the year for your place: the day to fast, and the window to break the fast (Parana) the next morning.
Papankusha Ekadashi
- Fast
- Thursday, 22 October
- Break the fast (Parana)
- 23 Oct, 06:26 to 08:42
- Ekadashi tithi
- 21 Oct, 14:12 to 22 Oct, 14:48
All dates, with Parana.
- January 2026
- 14WedShattila EkadashiKrishna PakshaParana15 Jan, 07:14 to 09:21Tithi13 Jan, 15:18 → 14 Jan, 17:53
- 29ThuJaya EkadashiShukla PakshaParana30 Jan, 07:10 to 09:20Tithi28 Jan, 16:36 → 29 Jan, 13:55
- February 2026
- 13FriVijaya EkadashiKrishna PakshaParana14 Feb, 07:00 to 09:14Tithi12 Feb, 12:22 → 13 Feb, 14:26
- 27FriAmalaki EkadashiShukla PakshaParana28 Feb, 06:47 to 09:06Tithi27 Feb, 00:33 → 27 Feb, 22:33
- March 2026
- 15SunPapmochani EkadashiKrishna PakshaParana16 Mar, 06:30 to 08:54Tithi14 Mar, 08:11 → 15 Mar, 09:16
- 29SunKamada EkadashiShukla PakshaParana30 Mar, 06:13 to 07:10Tithi28 Mar, 08:46 → 29 Mar, 07:46
- April 2026
- 13MonVaruthini EkadashiKrishna PakshaParana14 Apr, 06:55 to 08:30Tithi13 Apr, 01:17 → 14 Apr, 01:09
- 27MonMohini EkadashiShukla PakshaParana28 Apr, 05:43 to 08:21Tithi26 Apr, 18:07 → 27 Apr, 18:16
- May 2026
- 13WedApara EkadashiKrishna PakshaParana14 May, 05:31 to 08:13Tithi12 May, 14:52 → 13 May, 13:30
- 27WedPadmini EkadashiShukla Paksha · Adhika month · day set by the Dwadashi ruleParana28 May, 05:24 to 07:57Tithi26 May, 05:11 → 27 May, 06:22
- June 2026
- 11ThuParama EkadashiKrishna Paksha · Adhika monthParana12 Jun, 05:22 to 08:10Tithi11 Jun, 00:58 → 11 Jun, 22:36
- 25ThuNirjala EkadashiShukla PakshaParana26 Jun, 05:25 to 08:12Tithi24 Jun, 18:12 → 25 Jun, 20:09
- July 2026
- 10FriYogini EkadashiKrishna PakshaParana11 Jul, 13:49 to 16:35Tithi10 Jul, 08:16 → 11 Jul, 05:23
- 25SatDevshayani EkadashiShukla PakshaParana26 Jul, 05:39 to 08:22Tithi24 Jul, 09:13 → 25 Jul, 11:34
- August 2026
- 9SunKamika EkadashiKrishna PakshaParana10 Aug, 05:47 to 08:01Tithi8 Aug, 13:59 → 9 Aug, 11:05
- 23SunShravana Putrada EkadashiShukla PakshaParana24 Aug, 13:41 to 16:16Tithi23 Aug, 02:00 → 24 Aug, 04:19
- September 2026
- 7MonAja EkadashiKrishna PakshaParana8 Sep, 06:02 to 08:33Tithi6 Sept, 19:29 → 7 Sept, 17:04
- 22TueParivartini EkadashiShukla PakshaParana23 Sep, 06:09 to 08:35Tithi21 Sept, 20:01 → 22 Sept, 21:43
- October 2026
- 6TueIndira EkadashiKrishna PakshaParana7 Oct, 06:17 to 08:37Tithi6 Oct, 02:07 → 7 Oct, 00:34
- 22ThuPapankusha EkadashiNextShukla PakshaParana23 Oct, 06:26 to 08:42Tithi21 Oct, 14:12 → 22 Oct, 14:48
- November 2026
- 5ThuRama EkadashiKrishna PakshaParana6 Nov, 06:36 to 08:47Tithi4 Nov, 11:03 → 5 Nov, 10:36
- 20FriDevutthana (Prabodhini) EkadashiShukla PakshaParana21 Nov, 13:10 to 15:17Tithi20 Nov, 07:16 → 21 Nov, 06:31
- December 2026
- 4FriUtpanna EkadashiKrishna PakshaParana5 Dec, 06:59 to 09:04Tithi3 Dec, 23:04 → 4 Dec, 23:45
- 20SunMokshada EkadashiShukla PakshaParana21 Dec, 07:09 to 09:13Tithi19 Dec, 22:09 → 20 Dec, 20:15
Times are local to the place chosen. Parana is the next day: after Hari Vasara (the first quarter of Dwadashi) and before Dwadashi ends.
How the fast day is chosen.
Ekadashi is the eleventh lunar day (tithi) of each half of the lunar month, so it falls about twice a month. A tithi rarely matches a calendar day, so the fasting day depends on your local sunrise. These dates follow the Smarta rule given in the Dharmasindhu:
- Fast on the day Ekadashi is current at sunrise.
- If Ekadashi is still current at the next sunrise, and Dwadashi is current at the sunrise after that, fast on the second day.
- If Dwadashi is so short that it holds no sunrise at all, fast one day earlier, so the fast can still be broken within Dwadashi.
Parana, the breaking of the fast, is on the following day: after Hari Vasara, the first quarter of Dwadashi, and before Dwadashi ends. It is best done in the early part of the morning (Pratahkala). If Hari Vasara runs past that, it moves to the afternoon, after midday (Madhyahna).
Followers of the Vaishnava (ISKCON) rule reject an Ekadashi touched by Dashami before dawn, so their date can be a day later. Positions are computed in your browser with the Lahiri ayanamsa. The New Delhi dates for 2025 and 2026, and the 2026 dates for Houston, match the published Drik Panchang calendar.