Ekadashi dates, 2030

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 (2030, Ujjain reference)

• Tue, Jan 15 — Shukla (waxing)
• Tue, Jan 29 — Krishna (waning)
• Thu, Feb 14 — Shukla (waxing)
• Thu, Feb 28 — Krishna (waning)
• Fri, Mar 15 — Shukla (waxing)
• Fri, Mar 29 — Krishna (waning)
• Sun, Apr 14 — Shukla (waxing)
• Sun, Apr 28 — Krishna (waning)
• Tue, May 14 — Shukla (waxing)
• Mon, May 27 — Krishna (waning)
• Wed, Jun 12 — Shukla (waxing)
• Wed, Jun 26 — Krishna (waning)
• Thu, Jul 11 — Shukla (waxing)
• Fri, Jul 26 — Krishna (waning)
• Fri, Aug 9 — Shukla (waxing)
• Sat, Aug 24 — Krishna (waning)
• Sun, Sep 8 — Shukla (waxing)
• Mon, Sep 23 — Krishna (waning)
• Mon, Oct 7 — Shukla (waxing)
• Wed, Oct 23 — Krishna (waning)
• Tue, Nov 5 — Shukla (waxing)
• Thu, Nov 21 — Krishna (waning)
• Thu, Dec 5 — Shukla (waxing)
• Sat, Dec 21 — Krishna (waning)