Utpanna Ekadashi
Utpanna 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: Friday, 4 December 2026
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Dates in 2026
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Friday, 4 December 2026
Kartika Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Margashirsha Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)
Smarta and Vaishnava dates — Both traditions fast on this day. Smarta: 04/12/2026 (Fri) Vaishnava (ISKCON): 04/12/2026 (Fri)
- Smarta 04/12/2026 (Fri) Parana · 05/12/2026 (Sat): 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) 04/12/2026 (Fri) Parana · 05/12/2026 (Sat): 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: 05/12/2026 (Sat), to — Parana in Pratahkal (the first fifth of the day), after Hari Vasara has ended.
Dates in 2027
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Wednesday, 24 November 2027
Kartika Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Margashirsha Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)
Smarta and Vaishnava dates — Both traditions fast on this day. Smarta: 24/11/2027 (Wed) Vaishnava (ISKCON): 24/11/2027 (Wed)
- Smarta 24/11/2027 (Wed) Parana · 25/11/2027 (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) 24/11/2027 (Wed) Parana · 25/11/2027 (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: 25/11/2027 (Thu), to — Parana in Pratahkal (the first fifth of the day), after Hari Vasara has ended.
Questions about Utpanna Ekadashi
When is Utpanna Ekadashi 2026?
Utpanna Ekadashi 2026 is on Friday, 4 December 2026.
When is the Parana (fast-breaking) for Utpanna Ekadashi?
Parana is on Saturday, 5 December 2026, 06:47 to 09:01.
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.