Saphala Ekadashi 2027 3 Jan and 23 Dec
Parana time in New Delhi: Mon 4 Jan, 07:14–17:37 IST
Vrat · 30 cities, each on its own sunrise and sunset, in its own time
When is Saphala Ekadashi 2027?
Twice in 2027
Sunday 3 January
Pausha Krishna Ekadashi (purnimanta) · Margashirsha Krishna Ekadashi (amanta)
Thursday 23 December
Pausha Krishna Ekadashi (purnimanta) · Margashirsha Krishna Ekadashi (amanta)
Parana time: when to break the fast?
Monday 4 January
Friday 24 December
Saphala Ekadashi timings: fast, parana
New Delhi · IST
Sun 3 Jan
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07:14Fast beginsat sunrise
- Monday 4 January
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07:14–17:37Parana timeto break the fast · Tithika’s convention
Thu 23 Dec
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07:10Fast beginsat sunrise
- Friday 24 December
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07:10–17:30Parana timeto break the fast · Tithika’s convention
Saphala Ekadashi in 30 cities
India
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Saphala Ekadashi 2027 by state and country
Each opens Saphala Ekadashi 2027 there: the date in each city.
States and territories of India
- Andaman and Nicobar
- Andhra Pradesh
- Arunachal Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Chhattisgarh
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
- Goa
- Gujarat
- Haryana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Jharkhand
- Karnataka
- Kerala
- Ladakh
- Lakshadweep
- Madhya Pradesh
- Maharashtra
- Manipur
- Meghalaya
- Mizoram
- Nagaland
- Odisha
- Punjab
- Rajasthan
- Sikkim
- Tamil Nadu
- Telangana
- Tripura
- Uttar Pradesh
- Uttarakhand
- West Bengal
Countries
Why does Saphala Ekadashi fall on these dates?
A lunar date comes about 11 days earlier each year, until an extra lunar month (adhika) moves it later again. One falling early in January can move back into the December before, so a year can have two, and the next year none.
Why Sun 3 Jan?
Saphala Ekadashi is on Sun 3 Jan: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.
Dashami through all of arunodaya and at sunrise; Ekadashi begins at 14:24.
Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 14:24 Sat to 16:08.
One row per day, on one clock (IST). Band: the tithi. Box: Arunodaya. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.
Smartas test Ekadashi at sunrise: it holds sunrise on Sun 3 Jan only, at 07:14: Sun 3 Jan. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 14:24 Sat, before it (05:38–07:14).
Breaking the fast
Smarta · Vaishnava · Mon 4 Jan, 07:14–17:37 (sunset, Tithika’s convention)
Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 16:08 on Sun 3 Jan to 18:16 on Mon 4 Jan; harivasara ends at 22:40 Sun. So parana runs from sunrise on Mon 4 Jan, 07:14. Parana is a day act, so Tithika ends the window at sunset, 17:37: Tithika’s convention. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 09:19.
Why Thu 23 Dec?
Saphala Ekadashi is on Thu 23 Dec: Ekadashi holds that sunrise and all of its arunodaya.
Ekadashi through all of arunodaya and at sunrise. Ekadashi: 23:41 Wed to 23:12.
Ekadashi ended at 23:12 Thu; arunodaya is Dwadashi.
One row per day, on one clock (IST). Band: the tithi. Box: Arunodaya. Light strip: day; dark strip: night. Sun: sunrise.
Smartas test Ekadashi at sunrise: it holds sunrise on Thu 23 Dec only, at 07:10: Thu 23 Dec. Vaishnavas test arunodaya: Dashami ended at 23:41 Wed, before it (05:34–07:10).
Breaking the fast
Smarta · Vaishnava · Fri 24 Dec, 07:10–17:30 (sunset, Tithika’s convention)
Parana is on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara) and before it ends. Dwadashi runs from 23:12 on Thu 23 Dec to 23:08 on Fri 24 Dec; harivasara ends at 05:11. So parana runs from sunrise on Fri 24 Dec, 07:10. Parana is a day act, so Tithika ends the window at sunset, 17:30: Tithika’s convention. Dwadashi runs past midday: the Dharmasindhu reports that many keep parana to the first 3 muhurtas after sunrise, until 09:14.
The rule
Pausha Krishna Ekadashi (purnimanta) · Margashirsha Krishna Ekadashi (amanta)
The Ekadashi fast runs from sunrise until parana the next day.
- Smarta
- Ekadashi at sunrise; over two sunrises the first, or the second when Dwadashi grows too; with none, the day it is current (Nirnayasindhu).
- Vaishnava
- Ekadashi through arunodaya, the 96 minutes before sunrise, unpierced by Dashami; over two sunrises, the second.
- Breaking the fast
- on Dwadashi, after its first quarter (harivasara).
Each city’s date and times are worked out at its own sunrise and sunset; each city’s page draws the reason.