Ekadashi · 2026

Apara Ekadashi 2026अपरा एकादशी

Apara (Achala) Ekadashi is said to bring boundless (apara) merit and to wash away grave sins.

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

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Jyeshtha Krishna Ekadashi · Vikram Samvat 2083 · New Delhi

अपरा एकादशी 2026 बुधवार, 13 मई 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।

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Apara Ekadashi 2026 timings· मुहूर्त

Krishna Ekadashi begins
02:52 pm, 12 May
Krishna Ekadashi ends
01:30 pm
Parana (break the fast) from
05:31 am, 14 May
Dwadashi ends (finish parana before)
11:20 am

Times are for New Delhi (IST).

Why this date?· तिथि निर्णय

Hindu date: Jyeshtha Krishna Ekadashi.

Ekadashi is kept on the day before Dwadashi is current at sunrise, so that the fast can be broken (parana) within Dwadashi. Usually that is simply the day Ekadashi is current at sunrise; when Ekadashi spans two sunrises or is lost between them, this rule decides the day.

Dates are calculated for New Delhi. In other cities, and especially outside India, the tithi changes at a different local time, so a festival can fall a day earlier or later. Month names follow the Purnimanta calendar used in North India, where a month ends on Purnima. How we calculate

About Apara Ekadashi· महत्व

King Mahidhwaja was murdered by his younger brother and his spirit wandered as a ghost, until the sage Dhaumya kept Apara Ekadashi on his behalf and freed him.

How to keep the fast· विधि

  • Eat a single sattvic meal without grains on Dashami, the day before.
  • On Ekadashi avoid rice, wheat, pulses and beans; keep a full fast, a water-only fast or a fruit-and-milk (phalahar) fast as health allows.
  • Worship Lord Vishnu with tulsi leaves, a ghee lamp and yellow flowers; read the Ekadashi katha or the Vishnu Sahasranama.
  • Stay awake in bhajan or japa through the night if you can.
  • Break the fast (parana) on Dwadashi after sunrise, after the first quarter of Dwadashi (Hari Vasara) and before Dwadashi ends.

Other Ekadashis in 2026· अन्य एकादशी

Aarti, chalisa and mantras· आरती, चालीसा व मंत्र

Apara Ekadashi in other years· अन्य वर्ष

FAQ· सामान्य प्रश्न

When is Apara Ekadashi in 2026?

Apara Ekadashi 2026 is on Wednesday, 13 May 2026 (New Delhi).

What is the tithi of Apara Ekadashi?

Apara Ekadashi: Jyeshtha Krishna Ekadashi. In 2026 it falls on Wednesday, 13 May 2026, with Krishna Ekadashi deciding the day.

अपरा एकादशी 2026 कब है?

अपरा एकादशी 2026 बुधवार, 13 मई 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।