Ekadashi · 2026
Yogini Ekadashi 2026 — Friday, 10 July 2026
Yogini Ekadashi falls on Friday, 10 July 2026 in New Delhi. Parana is on 11 Jul, 1:49 PM – 4:35 PM.
Computed for New Delhi
Friday, 10 July 2026
- Tithi
- Krishna Ekadashi: 10 Jul, 8:16 AM – 11 Jul, 5:23 AM
- Lunar month
- Ashadha (purnimanta) / Jyeshtha (amanta)
- Sunrise / sunset
- 5:30 AM / 7:22 PM
- Arunodaya (96 min before sunrise)
- 3:54 AM
- Hari Vasara ends
- 11 Jul, 10:33 AM
| Parana (breaking the fast) | 11 Jul, 1:49 PM – 11 Jul, 4:35 PM |
|---|
- Gauna (alternate) Ekadashi: 11 July 2026
- Vaishnava Ekadashi: 11 July 2026
Rule: Smarta rule: the day with Ekadashi at sunrise, with Dwadashi left for the next morning’s parana. This time Ekadashi touches no sunrise (kshaya), so it is kept on the day it begins.
Smarta and Vaishnava
The two traditions differ this time. On 10 July 2026 Dashami is still running at arunodaya (3:54 AM); Ekadashi begins at 8:16 AM. Smarta households go by Ekadashi at sunrise and fast on 10 July 2026; Vaishnava calendars (ISKCON and others) reject a day touched by Dashami at arunodaya and fast on Saturday, 11 July 2026. The Gauna (alternate) Ekadashi is on 11 July 2026, 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 10:33 AM), 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 Yogini Ekadashi
Yogini Ekadashi falls in the dark half of Ashadha (Jyeshtha in the amanta reckoning), the last Ekadashi before Devshayani and the start of Chaturmas. Tradition links it with healing and with making amends for neglected duty.
The katha
In Alakapuri, the gardener Hemamali brought flowers every morning for Kubera’s worship of Shiva. One day he lingered at home with his wife Vishalakshi and the flowers came late. Kubera, displeased, cursed him with a skin disease and sent him away from the city. After long wandering Hemamali reached the ashram of the sage Markandeya, who told him to keep Yogini Ekadashi. He kept it and was healed.
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 Yogini Ekadashi 2026?
Yogini Ekadashi is on Friday, 10 July 2026 (New Delhi). Krishna Ekadashi tithi runs from 10 Jul, 8:16 AM – 11 Jul, 5:23 AM.
What is the parana time for Yogini Ekadashi?
Parana is on Saturday, 11 July 2026, 1:49 PM – 4:35 PM, after Hari Vasara and while Dwadashi lasts.
Is the Vaishnava Yogini Ekadashi on a different day?
Yes. Dashami is still running at arunodaya on 10 July 2026, so Vaishnava calendars keep the fast on Saturday, 11 July 2026.