Ekadashi

Shattila Ekadashi

Shattila 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: Tuesday, 2 February 2027

Dam Dam, West Bengal, India 22.6334°, 88.4229° Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30) North Indian · Lahiri (calibrated)

Dates in 2026

  1. Wednesday, 14 January 2026

    Pausha Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Magha Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)

    Smarta and Vaishnava dates — Both traditions fast on this day. Smarta: 14/01/2026 (Wed) Vaishnava (ISKCON): 14/01/2026 (Wed)
    • Smarta 14/01/2026 (Wed) Parana · 15/01/2026 (Thu): to — Parana in Pratahkal (the first fifth of the day), after Hari Vasara has ended. Smarta: Ekadashi prevails at sunrise on this day.
    • Vaishnava (ISKCON) 14/01/2026 (Wed) Parana · 15/01/2026 (Thu): to — ISKCON (GCal) rule: from sunrise to one third of the daytime. Vaishnava: a pure (shuddha) Ekadashi, already running at Arunodaya, 96 minutes before sunrise.

    Parana: 15/01/2026 (Thu), to — Parana in Pratahkal (the first fifth of the day), after Hari Vasara has ended.

Dates in 2027

  1. Tuesday, 2 February 2027

    Pausha Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Magha Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)

    Smarta and Vaishnava dates — Both traditions fast on this day. Smarta: 02/02/2027 (Tue) Vaishnava (ISKCON): 02/02/2027 (Tue)
    • Smarta 02/02/2027 (Tue) Parana · 03/02/2027 (Wed): to — Parana in Pratahkal (the first fifth of the day), after Hari Vasara has ended. Smarta: Ekadashi prevails at sunrise on this day.
    • Vaishnava (ISKCON) 02/02/2027 (Tue) Parana · 03/02/2027 (Wed): to — ISKCON (GCal) rule: from sunrise to one third of the daytime. Vaishnava: a pure (shuddha) Ekadashi, already running at Arunodaya, 96 minutes before sunrise.

    Parana: 03/02/2027 (Wed), to — Parana in Pratahkal (the first fifth of the day), after Hari Vasara has ended.

Questions about Shattila Ekadashi

When is Shattila Ekadashi 2027?

Shattila Ekadashi 2027 is on Tuesday, 2 February 2027.

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

Parana is on Wednesday, 3 February 2027, 06:14 to 08:28.

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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