Ekadashi 2026
All 24 Ekadashi vrat dates in 2026, with traditional names, paksha (Krishna or Shukla), and the Hindu month each falls in. Ekadashi is the 11th tithi of each lunar fortnight — observed by Vaishnavas as a fast for spiritual progress and freedom from past karma.
All Ekadashis in 2026
Shattila Ekadashi
krishna Paksha · Magha
14 Jan 2026
Wednesday
Jaya Ekadashi
shukla Paksha · Magha
29 Jan 2026
Thursday
Vijaya Ekadashi
krishna Paksha · Phalguna
13 Feb 2026
Friday
Amalaki Ekadashi
shukla Paksha · Phalguna
27 Feb 2026
Friday
Papamochani Ekadashi
krishna Paksha · Chaitra
15 Mar 2026
Sunday
Kamada Ekadashi
shukla Paksha · Chaitra
29 Mar 2026
Sunday
The first Ekadashi of the new Vikram Samvat year. Said to fulfill desires (kama).
Varuthini Ekadashi
krishna Paksha · Vaishakha
13 Apr 2026
Monday
Said to grant prosperity and protection (varutha = armour).
Mohini Ekadashi
shukla Paksha · Vaishakha
27 Apr 2026
Monday
Honours Vishnu's Mohini avatar — the form he took to distribute amrita to the Devas.
Apara Ekadashi
krishna Paksha · Jyeshtha
13 May 2026
Wednesday
Padmini Ekadashi
shukla Paksha · Jyeshtha
27 May 2026
Wednesday
Parama Ekadashi
krishna Paksha · Jyeshtha
11 Jun 2026
Thursday
Nirjala Ekadashi
shukla Paksha · Jyeshtha
25 Jun 2026
Thursday
The strictest Ekadashi — observed without food OR water for 24 hours. Said to grant the merit of all 24 Ekadashis combined.
Yogini Ekadashi
krishna Paksha · Ashadha
10 Jul 2026
Friday
Devshayani Ekadashi
shukla Paksha · Ashadha
25 Jul 2026
Saturday
Vishnu enters cosmic sleep. Chaturmas (the 4-month auspicious-pause) begins.
Kamika Ekadashi
krishna Paksha · Shravana
9 Aug 2026
Sunday
Shravana Putrada Ekadashi
shukla Paksha · Shravana
23 Aug 2026
Sunday
Observed by couples praying for children — the Shravana-month variant.
Aja Ekadashi
krishna Paksha · Bhadrapada
7 Sept 2026
Monday
King Harishchandra is said to have regained his lost kingdom by observing this Ekadashi.
Parsva Ekadashi
shukla Paksha · Bhadrapada
22 Sept 2026
Tuesday
Indira Ekadashi
krishna Paksha · Ashwin
6 Oct 2026
Tuesday
Papankusha Ekadashi
shukla Paksha · Ashwin
22 Oct 2026
Thursday
Rama Ekadashi
krishna Paksha · Kartika
5 Nov 2026
Thursday
Devutthana Ekadashi
shukla Paksha · Kartika
20 Nov 2026
Friday
Vishnu wakes from cosmic sleep. Chaturmas ends; marriages and major auspicious actions resume.
Utpanna Ekadashi
krishna Paksha · Margashirsha
4 Dec 2026
Friday
Mokshada Ekadashi
shukla Paksha · Margashirsha
20 Dec 2026
Sunday
Falls on Geeta Jayanti — the day Krishna delivered the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna at Kurukshetra.