Ekadashi

Varuthini Ekadashi

Varuthini 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: Sunday, 2 May 2027

Rishra, West Bengal, India 22.7239°, 88.3456° Asia/Kolkata (UTC+05:30) North Indian · Lahiri (calibrated)

Dates in 2026

  1. Monday, 13 April 2026

    Chaitra Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Vaishakha Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)

    Smarta and Vaishnava dates — Both traditions fast on this day. Smarta: 13/04/2026 (Mon) Vaishnava (ISKCON): 13/04/2026 (Mon)
    • Smarta 13/04/2026 (Mon) Parana · 14/04/2026 (Tue): 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) 13/04/2026 (Mon) Parana · 14/04/2026 (Tue): to — ISKCON (GCal) rule: from the end of the first quarter of the tithi (Hari Vasara) to one third of the daytime. Vaishnava: a pure (shuddha) Ekadashi, already running at Arunodaya, 96 minutes before sunrise.

    Parana: 14/04/2026 (Tue), to — Parana in Pratahkal (the first fifth of the day), after Hari Vasara has ended.

Dates in 2027

  1. Sunday, 2 May 2027

    Chaitra Krishna Paksha (Amanta) · Vaishakha Krishna Paksha (Purnimanta)

    Smarta and Vaishnava dates — Both traditions fast on this day. Smarta: 02/05/2027 (Sun) Vaishnava (ISKCON): 02/05/2027 (Sun)
    • Smarta 02/05/2027 (Sun) Parana · 03/05/2027 (Mon): 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) 02/05/2027 (Sun) Parana · 03/05/2027 (Mon): 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: 03/05/2027 (Mon), to — Parana in Pratahkal (the first fifth of the day), after Hari Vasara has ended.

Questions about Varuthini Ekadashi

When is Varuthini Ekadashi 2027?

Varuthini Ekadashi 2027 is on Sunday, 2 May 2027.

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

Parana is on Monday, 3 May 2027, 05:03 to 07:39.

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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