Tuesday 11 July 2017

Ekadashi 2017 - Ekadasi Calendar with Fasting Dates for 2017

Ekadashi is an auspicious day dedicated to Lord Vishnu on the eleventh day of every lunar fortnight in traditional Hindu calendar. Ekadashi 2017 dates based on Hindu Lunar Calendar with paran or fast ending time. Vaikunta Ekadashi in 2017 is on December 29. Nirjala Ekadasi is on June 23, 2018. Fasting on Ekadashi is considered highly auspicious and is believed to help in redemption of sins and in attaining Moksha. Below are the Ekadashi dates in 2017 - fast ending time is different in western parts of India. Rest of India it almost same time.

The Ekadashi dates are based on Indian Standard Time (IST).

Paran ritual should be performed before Dwadashi tithi ends. Dwadasi is the day after Ekadasi - the 12th day of a lunar fortnight.


Ekadashi 2017

July 4, 2017 – Devshayani Ekadashi – Sayana Ekadasi - Ashadi Ekadasi

Paran
The fast should be ended - Paran ritual has to be performed before 3:02 AM on July 6) - in all parts of India except in Western parts of India.
(If you are residing in western parts of India the Paran ritual has to be performed before 2:52 AM on July 6)

In nutshell - People residing in all regions can break the fast on the morning of July 5, 2017.

Ekadasi fasting should always be broken before Dwadasi tithi ends (before the 12th tithi ends)

If you are looking for Ekadasi Tithi then the time is as follows

In western parts of India, Ekadasi begins on 10:16 PM on July 3 and ends at 12:29 AM on July 5. (Based on panchangs in western parts of India like Kalnirnay, Mahalakshmi, Swaminarayan sansthan)


In Rest of India (North - South and East) the Ekadasi tithi begins at 10:38 PM on July 3 and ends at 1:12 AM on July 5.  (Based on Kashi Panchang and Thakur Prasad)

July 19, 2017 – Kamika Ekadasi (Smarta)
July 20, 2017 – Kamika Ekadasi (Bhagavat) - for most people

August 3, 2017 - Pavitra Ekadasi – Putrada Ekadashi
August 18, 2017 – Aja Ekadasi – Annada Ekadashi - Jaya Ekadasi


September 2, 2017 – Parivartini Ekadashi – Parsava Ekadasi
September 16, 2017 – Indira Ekadasi

October 1, 2017 - Pasankusa Ekadashi
October 15, 2017 – Rama Ekadasi
October 31, 2017 – Prabodini Ekadasi – Uttahana Ekadashi

November 14, 2017 – Uttpatti Ekadashi
November 30, 2017 - Mokshada Ekadasi - Guruvayur Ekadasi. Kaisika Ekadasi

December 13, 2017 - Saphala Ekadasi
December 29, 2017 - Vaikunta Ekadasi (South India)
December 29, 2017 - Putrada Ekadasi  (North and Eastern parts of India)

January 23, 2017 - Shattila Ekadashi – Satila Ekadasi

Ekadashi 2018

January 12, 2018 - Shattila Ekadashi – Satila Ekadasi
January 27, 2018 - Smarta Ekadasi
January 28, 2018 - Jaya Ekadasi - Bhoumi and Bhishma Ekadasi

February 11, 2018 - Vijaya Ekadashi
February 26, 2018 – Amalaki Ekadasi – Amalki Ekadashi

March 13, 2018 - Papmochani Ekadasi
March 27, 2018 - Kamda Ekadasi – Kamada Ekadashi

April 12, 2018 - Varuthini Ekadashi
April 26, 2018 –  Mohini Ekadasi

May 11, 2018 – Apara Ekadashi
May 25, 2018 - Adika Masa Ekadasi

June 10, 2018 - Adika Masa Ekadasi
June 23, 2018 – Bhim Ekadasi – Bhima Nirjala Ekadasi

July 9, 2018 – Yogini Ekadasi



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