Ekadashi 2027: All Dates and Parana Times

The next Ekadashi of 2027: Saphala Ekadashi is on Saturday, January 2, 2027 in Washington DC (Smarta rule). By the Vaishnava rule it is on Sunday, January 3, 2027. Break the fast on Sunday, January 3, 2027, 1:09 PM – 3:04 PM.

There are 25 Ekadashis in 2027. The table shows the fast day and the parana window for Washington DC. Open a row to see the cities where the date differs.

Ekadashi	Fast day (Washington DC)	Tithi	Parana	Other cities
Saphala (सफला) Pausha Krishna	Sat 2 Jan Vaishnava: Sun 3 Jan Mahadvadashi: Vyanjuli	3:54 AM, Sat 2 Jan to 5:38 AM, Sun 3 Jan	Sun 3 Jan 1:09 PM – 3:04 PM Hari Vasara ends after pratahkala; parana is avoided in madhyahna, so break the fast after madhyahna, within aparahna (the fourth fifth of the day, which ends the window). Vaishnava: Mon 4 Jan 7:27 AM – 7:46 AM	Different in 24 cities Sun 3 Jan: London, Birmingham, UK, Leicester, Manchester, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram Same as Washington DC: 19 cities
Pausha Putrada (पौष पुत्रदा) Pausha Shukla	Mon 18 Jan	11:57 PM, Sun 17 Jan to 9:20 PM, Mon 18 Jan	Tue 19 Jan 7:23 AM – 9:21 AM Break the fast after sunrise, within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day).	Different in 4 cities Tue 19 Jan: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth Same as Washington DC: 39 cities
Shattila (षट्तिला) Magha Krishna	Mon 1 Feb	10:11 PM, Sun 31 Jan to 12:40 AM, Tue 2 Feb	Tue 2 Feb 7:20 AM – 9:16 AM Break the fast after Hari Vasara (the first quarter of Dwadashi), within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day).	Different in 20 cities Tue 2 Feb: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram Same as Washington DC: 23 cities
Jaya (जया) Magha Shukla	Tue 16 Feb Second day for sannyasis and those seeking moksha: Wed 17 Feb Vaishnava: Wed 17 Feb Mahadvadashi: Trisprsa	9:49 AM, Tue 16 Feb to 7:02 AM, Wed 17 Feb	Wed 17 Feb 1:27 PM – 3:37 PM Hari Vasara ends after pratahkala; parana is avoided in madhyahna, so break the fast after madhyahna, within aparahna (the fourth fifth of the day, which ends the window). Vaishnava: Thu 18 Feb 6:55 AM – 10:33 AM	Different in 24 cities Wed 17 Feb: London, Birmingham, UK, Leicester, Manchester, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram Same as Washington DC: 19 cities
Vijaya (विजया) Phalguna Krishna	Wed 3 Mar	6:14 PM, Tue 2 Mar to 8:54 PM, Wed 3 Mar	Thu 4 Mar 6:36 AM – 8:53 AM Break the fast after sunrise, within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day).	Different in 4 cities Thu 4 Mar: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth Same as Washington DC: 39 cities
Amalaki (आमलकी) Phalguna Shukla	Thu 18 Mar	6:51 PM, Wed 17 Mar to 4:21 PM, Thu 18 Mar	Fri 19 Mar 7:13 AM – 9:38 AM Break the fast after sunrise, within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day).	Same date in all cities
Papmochani (पापमोचनी) Chaitra Krishna	Fri 2 Apr	3:15 PM, Thu 1 Apr to 5:22 PM, Fri 2 Apr	Sat 3 Apr 6:49 AM – 9:22 AM Break the fast after sunrise, within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day).	Same date in all cities
Kamada (कामदा) Chaitra Shukla	Fri 16 Apr	1:52 AM, Fri 16 Apr to 11:58 PM, Fri 16 Apr	Sat 17 Apr 6:29 AM – 9:08 AM Break the fast after sunrise, within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day).	Different in 20 cities Sat 17 Apr: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram Same as Washington DC: 23 cities
Varuthini (वरूथिनी) Vaishakha Krishna	Sun 2 May	9:24 AM, Sat 1 May to 10:22 AM, Sun 2 May	Mon 3 May 6:08 AM – 8:55 AM Break the fast after sunrise, within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day).	Same date in all cities
Mohini (मोहिनी) Vaishakha Shukla	Sun 16 May	8:48 AM, Sat 15 May to 7:43 AM, Sun 16 May	Mon 17 May 5:54 AM – 6:58 AM Break the fast after sunrise, before Dwadashi ends.	Different in 10 cities Sat 15 May: Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Jose, CA, Fremont, CA, Sunnyvale, CA, Cupertino, CA, Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary Same as Washington DC: 33 cities
Apara (अपरा) Jyeshtha Krishna	Mon 31 May	12:32 AM, Mon 31 May to 12:10 AM, Tue 1 Jun	Tue 1 Jun 5:52 AM – 8:41 AM Break the fast after Hari Vasara (the first quarter of Dwadashi), within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day).	Different in 20 cities Tue 1 Jun: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram Same as Washington DC: 23 cities
Nirjala (निर्जला) Jyeshtha Shukla	Mon 14 Jun	4:42 PM, Sun 13 Jun to 4:38 PM, Mon 14 Jun	Tue 15 Jun 5:42 AM – 8:40 AM Break the fast after sunrise, within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day).	Different in 1 city Tue 15 Jun: Brisbane Same as Washington DC: 42 cities
Yogini (योगिनी) Ashadha Krishna	Wed 30 Jun	12:34 PM, Tue 29 Jun to 11:01 AM, Wed 30 Jun	Thu 1 Jul 5:46 AM – 8:44 AM Break the fast after sunrise, within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day).	Different in 5 cities Tue 29 Jun: Los Angeles, San Jose, CA, Fremont, CA, Sunnyvale, CA, Cupertino, CA Same as Washington DC: 38 cities
Devshayani (देवशयनी) Ashadha Shukla	Tue 13 Jul	2:39 AM, Tue 13 Jul to 3:40 AM, Wed 14 Jul	Wed 14 Jul 2:41 PM – 5:37 PM Hari Vasara ends after pratahkala; parana is avoided in madhyahna, so break the fast after madhyahna, within aparahna (the fourth fifth of the day, which ends the window).	Different in 24 cities Wed 14 Jul: London, Birmingham, UK, Leicester, Manchester, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram Same as Washington DC: 19 cities
Kamika (कामिका) Shravana Krishna	Thu 29 Jul	10:04 PM, Wed 28 Jul to 7:43 PM, Thu 29 Jul	Fri 30 Jul 6:07 AM – 8:58 AM Break the fast after sunrise, within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day).	Different in 1 city Fri 30 Jul: Brisbane Same as Washington DC: 42 cities
Shravana Putrada (श्रावण पुत्रदा) Shravana Shukla	Thu 12 Aug	3:29 PM, Wed 11 Aug to 5:30 PM, Thu 12 Aug	Fri 13 Aug 6:19 AM – 9:04 AM Break the fast after sunrise, within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day).	Same date in all cities
Aja (अजा) Bhadrapada Krishna	Fri 27 Aug Vaishnava: Sat 28 Aug	5:55 AM, Fri 27 Aug to 3:12 AM, Sat 28 Aug	Sat 28 Aug 8:26 AM – 9:11 AM Break the fast after Hari Vasara (the first quarter of Dwadashi), within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day). Vaishnava: Sun 29 Aug 6:34 AM – 10:57 AM	Different in 20 cities Sat 28 Aug: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram Same as Washington DC: 23 cities
Parsva (पार्श्व) Bhadrapada Shukla	Sat 11 Sep	7:30 AM, Fri 10 Sep to 10:06 AM, Sat 11 Sep	Sun 12 Sep 6:46 AM – 9:17 AM Break the fast after sunrise, within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day).	Different in 10 cities Fri 10 Sep: Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Jose, CA, Fremont, CA, Sunnyvale, CA, Cupertino, CA, Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary Same as Washington DC: 33 cities
Indira (इंदिरा) Ashwin Krishna	Sun 26 Sep	1:01 PM, Sat 25 Sep to 10:19 AM, Sun 26 Sep	Mon 27 Sep 7:00 AM – 7:25 AM Break the fast after sunrise, before Dwadashi ends.	Different in 12 cities Sat 25 Sep: Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Jose, CA, Fremont, CA, Sunnyvale, CA, Cupertino, CA, Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary Same as Washington DC: 31 cities
Papankusha (पापांकुशा) Ashwin Shukla	Sun 10 Oct	2:11 AM, Sun 10 Oct to 4:39 AM, Mon 11 Oct	Mon 11 Oct 2:02 PM – 4:19 PM Hari Vasara ends after pratahkala; parana is avoided in madhyahna, so break the fast after madhyahna, within aparahna (the fourth fifth of the day, which ends the window).	Different in 20 cities Mon 11 Oct: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram Same as Washington DC: 23 cities
Rama (रमा) Kartika Krishna	Mon 25 Oct	8:10 PM, Sun 24 Oct to 5:52 PM, Mon 25 Oct	Tue 26 Oct 7:28 AM – 9:37 AM Break the fast after sunrise, within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day).	Different in 3 cities Tue 26 Oct: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane Same as Washington DC: 40 cities
Prabodhini (प्रबोधिनी) Kartika Shukla	Tue 9 Nov	9:05 PM, Mon 8 Nov to 10:41 PM, Tue 9 Nov	Wed 10 Nov 6:45 AM – 8:47 AM Break the fast after sunrise, within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day).	Different in 20 cities Wed 10 Nov: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram Same as Washington DC: 23 cities
Utpanna (उत्पन्ना) Margashirsha Krishna	Tue 23 Nov	3:15 AM, Tue 23 Nov to 1:41 AM, Wed 24 Nov	Wed 24 Nov 7:21 AM – 8:58 AM Break the fast after Hari Vasara (the first quarter of Dwadashi), within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day).	Different in 20 cities Wed 24 Nov: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Surat, Pune, Jaipur, Lucknow, Varanasi, Patna, Chandigarh, Bhopal, Thiruvananthapuram Same as Washington DC: 23 cities
Mokshada (मोक्षदा) Margashirsha Shukla	Thu 9 Dec	4:29 PM, Wed 8 Dec to 4:50 PM, Thu 9 Dec	Fri 10 Dec 7:15 AM – 9:09 AM Break the fast after sunrise, within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day).	Different in 4 cities Fri 10 Dec: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth Same as Washington DC: 39 cities
Saphala (सफला) Pausha Krishna	Thu 23 Dec	1:11 PM, Wed 22 Dec to 12:42 PM, Thu 23 Dec	Fri 24 Dec 7:24 AM – 9:17 AM Break the fast after sunrise, within pratahkala (the first fifth of the day).	Same date in all cities

Dates are for Washington DC. For your own city see panchang by city. Another tradition or your temple may keep a different day; neither is wrong.

Questions families ask

When do I break the Ekadashi fast?

Breaking the fast is called parana. For Saphala Ekadashi in Washington DC: Sunday, January 3, 2027, 1:09 PM – 3:04 PM. Hari Vasara ends after pratahkala; parana is avoided in madhyahna, so break the fast after madhyahna, within aparahna (the fourth fifth of the day, which ends the window).

Why can the Smarta and Vaishnava dates differ?

Each tradition has its own rule. Smarta rule: fast on the day Ekadashi prevails at sunrise (Dashami at sunrise spoils the day). Vaishnava rule (Gaudiya): Vyanjuli Mahadvadashi; the fast is kept on Dwadashi. How we compute dates

Words on this page

Paksha: Shukla and Krishna: Half of a lunar month. In Shukla paksha, the bright half, the Moon grows. In Krishna paksha, the dark half, it wanes.
Smarta rule and Vaishnava rule: Two traditions' rules for the day of a festival or a fast. When they give different days, our pages show both and name each rule.
Parana: Breaking a fast at the time its rule allows. For Ekadashi: on the next day, after sunrise and Hari Vasara, before Dwadashi ends.
Hari Vasara: The first quarter of the Dwadashi tithi. The Ekadashi fast is not broken in it.
Arunodaya: The dawn before sunrise. In the Vaishnava Ekadashi rule, the 96 minutes (four ghatikas) before sunrise.

All the words of the Hindu calendar

Computed for Washington DC on Saturday, January 2, 2027

Washington DC · 38.91°N, 77.04°W · Eastern Time

Rule: Smarta: the Ekadashi tithi in force at sunrise. Vaishnava: in force about 96 minutes before sunrise. Parana: the next day, after sunrise and after Hari Vasara, before Dwadashi ends; in the morning (pratahkala), or else in the afternoon (aparahna), never in madhyahna.

Calculated for your location from NASA JPL's DE440 ephemeris and Astronomy Engine (MIT licence), with the Lahiri ayanamsa. Times can differ by a minute or two from printed panchangs. For vrat and puja timings, follow your family or temple tradition.

How we calculate

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