Ekadashi · 2027
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi 2027 — Monday, 18 January 2027
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi falls on Monday, 18 January 2027 in New Delhi. Parana is on 19 Jan, 1:35 PM – 3:42 PM.
Computed for New Delhi
Monday, 18 January 2027
- Tithi
- Shukla Ekadashi: 18 Jan, 10:27 AM – 19 Jan, 7:49 AM
- Lunar month
- Pausha
- Sunrise / sunset
- 7:14 AM / 5:48 PM
- Arunodaya (96 min before sunrise)
- 5:38 AM
- Hari Vasara ends
- 19 Jan, 1:02 PM
| Parana (breaking the fast) | 19 Jan, 1:35 PM – 19 Jan, 3:42 PM |
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- Gauna (alternate) Ekadashi: 19 January 2027
- Vaishnava Ekadashi: 19 January 2027
Rule: Smarta rule: the day with Ekadashi at sunrise, with Dwadashi left for the next morning’s parana. This time Dwadashi ends before the following sunrise, leaving no Dwadashi for parana, so the fast moves a day earlier.
Smarta and Vaishnava
The two traditions differ this time. On 18 January 2027 Dashami is still running at arunodaya (5:38 AM); Ekadashi begins at 10:27 AM. Smarta households go by Ekadashi at sunrise and fast on 18 January 2027; Vaishnava calendars (ISKCON and others) reject a day touched by Dashami at arunodaya and fast on Tuesday, 19 January 2027. The Gauna (alternate) Ekadashi is on 19 January 2027, kept by sannyasis, widows and those seeking moksha.
The Vaishnava day uses the simple arunodaya rule only; ISKCON computes its calendar for its own place, so check with your temple.
How the parana window is set
The fast is broken the next day, in Dwadashi: after Hari Vasara (the first quarter of Dwadashi, ending at 1:02 PM), preferably in the pratah kaal, avoiding madhyahna, and before Dwadashi ends.
All times come from our own engine for New Delhi’s sunrise, sunset and moonrise. In another city they shift by some minutes, and occasionally the day moves. Your city’s panchang
About Pausha Putrada Ekadashi
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, in the bright half of Pausha, is the second Putrada Ekadashi of the year, kept like the one in Shravana with a prayer for children and their wellbeing. In the south it is often Vaikuntha Ekadashi, when it falls in the solar month of Dhanu (Margazhi).
Also called: Vaikuntha Ekadashi
The katha
King Suketuman of Bhadravati and Queen Shaibya had no child and grieved that no one would carry on their line. The king wandered into the forest and came upon sages gathered by a lake, who told him that the day was Putrada Ekadashi and that he should keep it. He and the queen kept the fast, and a son was born to them.
A summary of the Ekadashi mahatmya in the Padma and Bhavishya Uttara Puranas.
How Ekadashi is kept
- The fast runs from sunrise on Ekadashi to the parana on the next day. Many eat a single simple, sattvic meal on Dashami evening, before the fast begins.
- Grains and pulses, rice above all, are traditionally avoided. Fruit, milk, curd, nuts and phalahar foods such as sabudana, kuttu, singhara and potato are commonly eaten; the exact custom differs from family to family.
- The fast can be kept at different levels: nirjala (without water), phalahar (fruit and milk), or one meal without grains. Choose what suits your body; no single level is required of everyone.
- The day is given to Vishnu: tulsi leaves, a lamp, the Vishnu Sahasranama or a mantra such as Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya, and the katha of that Ekadashi. Tulsi is usually picked the day before, as many avoid plucking it on Ekadashi.
- Some stay awake at night singing bhajans (jagaran), and many give food or grain in charity.
- Parana is on Dwadashi, within the window shown in the list: after Hari Vasara, ideally early in the day, and before Dwadashi ends. The fast is usually broken with something light, often with a little tulsi water.
- Anyone who is pregnant or nursing, elderly, diabetic, on regular medication or unwell can keep a lighter fast — fruit and milk, or one meal — or simply keep the day in prayer. If you have a health condition, ask your doctor before fasting.
Questions people ask
When is Pausha Putrada Ekadashi 2027?
Pausha Putrada Ekadashi is on Monday, 18 January 2027 (New Delhi). Shukla Ekadashi tithi runs from 18 Jan, 10:27 AM – 19 Jan, 7:49 AM.
What is the parana time for Pausha Putrada Ekadashi?
Parana is on Tuesday, 19 January 2027, 1:35 PM – 3:42 PM, after Hari Vasara and while Dwadashi lasts.
Is the Vaishnava Pausha Putrada Ekadashi on a different day?
Yes. Dashami is still running at arunodaya on 18 January 2027, so Vaishnava calendars keep the fast on Tuesday, 19 January 2027.