Ekadashi dates · पर्व तिथि
When is Mokshada Ekadashi?मोक्षदा एकादशी कब है?
Mokshada Ekadashi is also Gita Jayanti, the day Lord Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna at Kurukshetra.
Next · Mokshada Ekadashi 2026
Sunday, 20 December 2026
रविवार, 20 दिसंबर 2026
Mokshada Ekadashi 2026: timings and parana →Mokshada Ekadashi dates· तिथियाँ
Why this date?· तिथि निर्णय
Hindu date: Margashirsha 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; elsewhere they 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 Mokshada Ekadashi· महत्व
Its name means "giver of liberation". King Vaikhanasa dreamt that his father was suffering in hell; he kept this Ekadashi and gave its merit to his father, who was released.
On Gita Jayanti devotees read or recite the Bhagavad Gita, and Kurukshetra holds the Gita Mahotsav.
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.
Aarti, chalisa and mantras· आरती, चालीसा व मंत्र
Related festivals· संबंधित पर्व
FAQ· सामान्य प्रश्न
When is Mokshada Ekadashi?
The next Mokshada Ekadashi is on Sunday, 20 December 2026 (New Delhi).
When is Mokshada Ekadashi in 2026?
Mokshada Ekadashi 2026: Sunday, 20 December 2026.
When is Mokshada Ekadashi in 2027?
Mokshada Ekadashi 2027: Thursday, 9 December 2027.
When is Mokshada Ekadashi in 2028?
Mokshada Ekadashi 2028: Monday, 27 November 2028.
मोक्षदा एकादशी कब है?
मोक्षदा एकादशी 2026 रविवार, 20 दिसंबर 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।