Ekadashi · 2026
Jaya Ekadashi 2026जया एकादशी
Jaya Ekadashi is said to free the soul from lower births and from fear.
Thursday, 29 January 2026
Magha Shukla Ekadashi · Vikram Samvat 2082 · New Delhi
जया एकादशी 2026 गुरुवार, 29 जनवरी 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।
Jaya Ekadashi dates in other years →Jaya Ekadashi 2026 timings· मुहूर्त
- Shukla Ekadashi begins
- 04:36 pm, 28 January
- Shukla Ekadashi ends
- 01:55 pm
- Parana (break the fast) from
- 07:10 am, 30 January
- Dwadashi ends (finish parana before)
- 11:09 am
Times are for New Delhi (IST).
Why this date?· तिथि निर्णय
Hindu date: Magha Shukla 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 Jaya Ekadashi· महत्व
The gandharvas Malyavan and Pushpavati were cursed by Indra to become pishachas for disrupting his court. On this Ekadashi, cold and unable to eat, they went without food and stayed awake all night, and the unknowing fast freed them from the curse.
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
Jaya Ekadashi in other years· अन्य वर्ष
FAQ· सामान्य प्रश्न
When is Jaya Ekadashi in 2026?
Jaya Ekadashi 2026 is on Thursday, 29 January 2026 (New Delhi).
What is the tithi of Jaya Ekadashi?
Jaya Ekadashi: Magha Shukla Ekadashi. In 2026 it falls on Thursday, 29 January 2026, with Shukla Ekadashi deciding the day.
जया एकादशी 2026 कब है?
जया एकादशी 2026 गुरुवार, 29 जनवरी 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।