Ekadashi dates, 2027

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 (2027, Ujjain reference)

• Sun, Jan 3 — Krishna (waning)
• Tue, Jan 19 — Shukla (waxing)
• Tue, Feb 2 — Krishna (waning)
• Wed, Feb 17 — Shukla (waxing)
• Wed, Mar 3 — Krishna (waning)
• Thu, Mar 18 — Shukla (waxing)
• Fri, Apr 2 — Krishna (waning)
• Sat, Apr 17 — Shukla (waxing)
• Sun, May 2 — Krishna (waning)
• Sun, May 16 — Shukla (waxing)
• Tue, Jun 1 — Krishna (waning)
• Mon, Jun 14 — Shukla (waxing)
• Wed, Jun 30 — Krishna (waning)
• Wed, Jul 14 — Shukla (waxing)
• Thu, Jul 29 — Krishna (waning)
• Thu, Aug 12 — Shukla (waxing)
• Sat, Aug 28 — Krishna (waning)
• Sat, Sep 11 — Shukla (waxing)
• Sun, Sep 26 — Krishna (waning)
• Mon, Oct 11 — Shukla (waxing)
• Mon, Oct 25 — Krishna (waning)
• Wed, Nov 10 — Shukla (waxing)
• Wed, Nov 24 — Krishna (waning)
• Thu, Dec 9 — Shukla (waxing)
• Thu, Dec 23 — Krishna (waning)