Next Ekadashi
The next Ekadashi is on (Prabodhini) for Delhi, India.
Dates are computed for Delhi, India (Udaya Tithi, Smarta convention; Pradosh dated by sunset, Sankashti by moonrise). See about for the full method and the Vaishnava difference on kshaya dates.
Dates are computed for the current update of this page; the Ekadashi 2026 list has the full calendar.
Upcoming Ekadashi dates
| Date | Name | Paksha | Anchor | Parana window (Dwadashi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekadashi (Prabodhini) (kshaya) | Sukla | 07:15 | 12:08 – 15:17 (21 Nov) | |
| Ekadashi (Utpanna) | Krishna | 06:58 | 06:59 – 12:11 (5 Dec) | |
| Ekadashi (Mokshada) | Sukla | 07:08 | 07:09 – 12:18 (21 Dec) |
Parana — breaking the Ekadashi fast
The fast is broken (Parana) on the following Dwadashi day after local sunrise, within the window listed above. Devotees must avoid breaking the fast during Hari Vasara — the first quarter of the Dwadashi tithi, which classical texts reserve as a continuation of the fast. Once Hari Vasara concludes, Parana should be completed during the morning hours before midday. Three boundary rules matter:
- Never before sunrise. Even if Dwadashi has already begun, breaking the fast before sunrise invalidates the Parana — that is why the window never opens earlier than the local sunrise of the Parana day.
- Wait out Hari Vasara. The first quarter of Dwadashi is still fast time, however late it ends. When it runs past midday, the window moves to the Aparahna (early-afternoon) portion of the same day rather than starting at dawn.
- Finish before the day closes. Parana belongs to the daylight hours of Dwadashi — never at night. If Dwadashi itself is kshaya (it touches no sunrise at all), mainstream Smarta practice defers Parana to the following morning; such rare cases show a dash in the table above rather than a guess, and should be confirmed with your tradition.
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Methodology and reference
All timings on this page are computed astronomically for the respective local coordinates — solar and lunar sidereal positions, the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsa and sunrise-anchored window divisions — and regression-checked against the Government of India publication Rashtriya Panchang (Positional Astronomy Centre, India Meteorological Department, Kolkata). Data verified against the Positional Astronomy Centre, IMD (Government of India) publications on every site update; the computation method is described on the about page.
Frequently asked questions
- When is the next Ekadashi?
- The next Ekadashi is on Friday, 20 November 2026 (Prabodhini) for Delhi, India.
- How is the next Ekadashi date computed?
- By the tithi current at local sunrise (Udaya Tithi) for the reference city, following the conventions on the about page. Cities with a different sunrise can observe a day earlier or later.
- How far ahead are these dates known?
- The dates are computed astronomically for the whole year, so the three listed dates are final. Only minute-level anchor times depend on your city's sunrise and sunset.