Ekadashi · 2026
Rama Ekadashi 2026 — Thursday, 5 November 2026
Rama Ekadashi falls on Thursday, 5 November 2026 in New Delhi. Parana is on 6 Nov, 6:36 AM – 8:47 AM.
Computed for New Delhi
Thursday, 5 November 2026
- Tithi
- Krishna Ekadashi: 4 Nov, 11:03 AM – 5 Nov, 10:36 AM
- Lunar month
- Kartika (purnimanta) / Ashvin (amanta)
- Sunrise / sunset
- 6:35 AM / 5:33 PM
- Arunodaya (96 min before sunrise)
- 4:59 AM
| Parana (breaking the fast) | 6 Nov, 6:36 AM – 6 Nov, 8:47 AM |
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Rule: Smarta rule: the day with Ekadashi at sunrise, with Dwadashi left for the next morning’s parana.
Smarta and Vaishnava
Both traditions fast on the same day this time: Ekadashi has begun by arunodaya (4:59 AM), so the day is not touched by Dashami.
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), 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 Rama Ekadashi
Rama Ekadashi falls in the dark half of Kartika (Ashvin in the amanta reckoning), a few days before Diwali. Here Rama is a name of Lakshmi, and the day is kept with the worship of Vishnu and Lakshmi together, as the festival season begins.
Also called: Rambha Ekadashi
The katha
King Muchukunda was so devoted to Ekadashi that everyone in his kingdom kept it. His daughter Chandrabhaga married Shobhana, a gentle prince of weak health, who kept the fast of Rama Ekadashi with the rest and died before dawn. For that fast he was reborn as the king of a splendid city on Mount Mandarachala, but it was not lasting. Chandrabhaga, by the merit of the Ekadashis she had kept since childhood, made his kingdom stable and joined him there.
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 Rama Ekadashi 2026?
Rama Ekadashi is on Thursday, 5 November 2026 (New Delhi). Krishna Ekadashi tithi runs from 4 Nov, 11:03 AM – 5 Nov, 10:36 AM.
What is the parana time for Rama Ekadashi?
Parana is on Friday, 6 November 2026, 6:36 AM – 8:47 AM, after Hari Vasara and while Dwadashi lasts.
Is the Vaishnava Rama Ekadashi on a different day?
No. Ekadashi has begun by arunodaya, so Smarta and Vaishnava calendars both keep the fast on 5 November 2026.