Ekadashi dates, 2026

Ekadashi is the eleventh tithi (lunar day) of both the waxing and the waning fortnight, so it falls roughly twice a month — about 24 times a year, occasionally 25 or 26.

In the Vaishnava tradition it is the principal fasting day, traditionally kept by avoiding grains and beans, and broken the next morning in a window called parana. Many yoga practitioners use it as a simple monthly rhythm for lighter eating and longer sitting practice.

Fasting is not suitable for everyone: people who are pregnant, diabetic, underweight or on medication should take medical advice first, and a lighter meal rather than a full fast is a legitimate traditional option.

How the date is decided here: the local day on which the Ekadashi tithi is in force at sunrise. Where it holds at two sunrises, the first is shown and the second is flagged; where it begins and ends between two sunrises, the day it begins is shown.

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Indian dates (2026, Ujjain reference)

• Wed, Jan 14 — Krishna (waning)
• Thu, Jan 29 — Shukla (waxing)
• Fri, Feb 13 — Krishna (waning)
• Fri, Feb 27 — Shukla (waxing)
• Sun, Mar 15 — Krishna (waning)
• Sun, Mar 29 — Shukla (waxing)
• Mon, Apr 13 — Krishna (waning)
• Mon, Apr 27 — Shukla (waxing)
• Wed, May 13 — Krishna (waning)
• Tue, May 26 — Shukla (waxing)
• Thu, Jun 11 — Krishna (waning)
• Thu, Jun 25 — Shukla (waxing)
• Fri, Jul 10 — Krishna (waning)
• Sat, Jul 25 — Shukla (waxing)
• Sun, Aug 9 — Krishna (waning)
• Sun, Aug 23 — Shukla (waxing)
• Mon, Sep 7 — Krishna (waning)
• Tue, Sep 22 — Shukla (waxing)
• Tue, Oct 6 — Krishna (waning)
• Thu, Oct 22 — Shukla (waxing)
• Thu, Nov 5 — Krishna (waning)
• Fri, Nov 20 — Shukla (waxing)
• Fri, Dec 4 — Krishna (waning)
• Sun, Dec 20 — Shukla (waxing)