Ekadashi dates, 2034

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 (2034, Ujjain reference)

• Sun, Jan 1 — Shukla (waxing)
• Mon, Jan 16 — Krishna (waning)
• Mon, Jan 30 — Shukla (waxing)
• Wed, Feb 15 — Krishna (waning)
• Tue, Feb 28 — Shukla (waxing)
• Thu, Mar 16 — Krishna (waning)
• Thu, Mar 30 — Shukla (waxing)
• Sat, Apr 15 — Krishna (waning)
• Sat, Apr 29 — Shukla (waxing)
• Sun, May 14 — Krishna (waning)
• Sun, May 28 — Shukla (waxing)
• Mon, Jun 12 — Krishna (waning)
• Tue, Jun 27 — Shukla (waxing)
• Wed, Jul 12 — Krishna (waning)
• Thu, Jul 27 — Shukla (waxing)
• Thu, Aug 10 — Krishna (waning)
• Fri, Aug 25 — Shukla (waxing)
• Fri, Sep 8 — Krishna (waning)
• Sun, Sep 24 — Shukla (waxing)
• Sun, Oct 8 — Krishna (waning)
• Mon, Oct 23 — Shukla (waxing)
• Mon, Nov 6 — Krishna (waning)
• Wed, Nov 22 — Shukla (waxing)
• Wed, Dec 6 — Krishna (waning)
• Thu, Dec 21 — Shukla (waxing)