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Kamika Ekadashi

Kamika 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: Thursday, 29 July 2027

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

Dates in 2026

  1. Sunday, 9 August 2026

    Ashadha Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Shravana Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)

    Smarta and Vaishnava dates — Both traditions fast on this day. Smarta: 09/08/2026 (Sun) Vaishnava (ISKCON): 09/08/2026 (Sun)
    • Smarta 09/08/2026 (Sun) Parana · 10/08/2026 (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) 09/08/2026 (Sun) Parana · 10/08/2026 (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: 10/08/2026 (Mon), to — Parana should be completed before Dwadashi ends; the window closes at that moment.

    Panchang for this day · Ekadashi 2026

Dates in 2027

  1. Thursday, 29 July 2027

    Ashadha Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Shravana Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)

    Smarta and Vaishnava dates — The traditions differ this time. Smarta: 29/07/2027 (Thu) Vaishnava (ISKCON): 30/07/2027 (Fri)
    • Smarta 29/07/2027 (Thu) Parana · 30/07/2027 (Fri): to — Hari Vasara extends beyond Pratahkal, so Parana is done after Madhyahna, once Hari Vasara is over. Smarta: Ekadashi touches no sunrise (kshaya), so it is kept on the day in which it begins and ends; the next day is the optional Gauna Ekadashi.
    • Vaishnava (ISKCON) 30/07/2027 (Fri) Parana · 31/07/2027 (Sat): to — ISKCON (GCal) rule: from sunrise to one third of the daytime. Vaishnava: Dashami still ran at Arunodaya of the Ekadashi day (Dashami-viddha) or Ekadashi touched no sunrise, so the fast is kept on Dwadashi.

    Parana: 30/07/2027 (Fri), to — Hari Vasara extends beyond Pratahkal, so Parana is done after Madhyahna, once Hari Vasara is over.

    Panchang for this day · Ekadashi 2027

Questions about Kamika Ekadashi

When is Kamika Ekadashi 2027?

Kamika Ekadashi 2027 is on Thursday, 29 July 2027.

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

Parana is on Friday, 30 July 2027, 13:48 to 16:31.

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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