Ekadashi

Kamada Ekadashi

Kamada Ekadashi is the Ekadashi fast of this lunar fortnight. The dates below are for the place on show, with the Smarta and Vaishnava fasts, the Parana (fast-breaking) time and the rule applied.

Next date: Saturday, 17 April 2027

New Delhi, Delhi, India 28.6214°, 77.2148° Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30) North Indian · Lahiri (calibrated)

Dates in 2026

  1. Sunday, 29 March 2026

    Chaitra Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)

    Smarta and Vaishnava dates — Both traditions fast on this day. Smarta: 29/03/2026 (Sun) Vaishnava (ISKCON): 29/03/2026 (Sun)
    • Smarta 29/03/2026 (Sun) Parana · 30/03/2026 (Mon): to — Parana should be completed before Dwadashi ends; the window closes at that moment. Smarta: Ekadashi prevails at sunrise on this day.
    • Vaishnava (ISKCON) 29/03/2026 (Sun) Parana · 30/03/2026 (Mon): to — ISKCON (GCal) rule: from sunrise to the end of the tithi. Vaishnava: a pure (shuddha) Ekadashi, already running at Arunodaya, 96 minutes before sunrise.

    Parana: 30/03/2026 (Mon), to — Parana should be completed before Dwadashi ends; the window closes at that moment.

Dates in 2027

  1. Saturday, 17 April 2027

    Chaitra Shukla Paksha (same name in Amanta and Purnimanta)

    Smarta and Vaishnava dates — Both traditions fast on this day. Smarta: 17/04/2027 (Sat) Vaishnava (ISKCON): 17/04/2027 (Sat)
    • Smarta 17/04/2027 (Sat) Parana · 18/04/2027 (Sun): to — Parana should be completed before Dwadashi ends; the window closes at that moment. Smarta: Ekadashi prevails at sunrise on this day.
    • Vaishnava (ISKCON) 17/04/2027 (Sat) Parana · 18/04/2027 (Sun): to — ISKCON (GCal) rule: from sunrise to the end of the tithi. Vaishnava: a pure (shuddha) Ekadashi, already running at Arunodaya, 96 minutes before sunrise.

    Parana: 18/04/2027 (Sun), to — Parana should be completed before Dwadashi ends; the window closes at that moment.

Questions about Kamada Ekadashi

When is Kamada Ekadashi 2027?

Kamada Ekadashi 2027 is on Saturday, 17 April 2027.

When is the Parana (fast-breaking) for Kamada Ekadashi?

Parana is on Sunday, 18 April 2027, 05:53 to 07:42.

How these dates are calculated

Parana is done on the day after Ekadashi, after sunrise, while Dwadashi is still running. It is preferably done in Pratahkal (the first fifth of the day) and should not be delayed into Madhyahna unless Hari Vasara makes that unavoidable.

Traditions may vary by region and Panchang convention. Times are shown for the selected place, time zone and calculation profile.

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