Ekadashi · 2026
Mokshada Ekadashi 2026मोक्षदा एकादशी
Mokshada Ekadashi is also Gita Jayanti, the day Lord Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna at Kurukshetra.
Sunday, 20 December 2026
Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi · Vikram Samvat 2083 · New Delhi
मोक्षदा एकादशी 2026 रविवार, 20 दिसंबर 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।
Mokshada Ekadashi dates in other years →Mokshada Ekadashi 2026 timings· मुहूर्त
- Shukla Ekadashi begins
- 10:09 pm, 19 December
- Shukla Ekadashi ends
- 08:14 pm
- Parana (break the fast) from
- 07:09 am, 21 December
- Dwadashi ends (finish parana before)
- 05:36 pm
Times are for New Delhi (IST).
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. 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 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.
Other Ekadashis in 2026· अन्य एकादशी
Aarti, chalisa and mantras· आरती, चालीसा व मंत्र
Related festivals· संबंधित पर्व
Mokshada Ekadashi in other years· अन्य वर्ष
FAQ· सामान्य प्रश्न
When is Mokshada Ekadashi in 2026?
Mokshada Ekadashi 2026 is on Sunday, 20 December 2026 (New Delhi).
What is the tithi of Mokshada Ekadashi?
Mokshada Ekadashi: Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi. In 2026 it falls on Sunday, 20 December 2026, with Shukla Ekadashi deciding the day.
मोक्षदा एकादशी 2026 कब है?
मोक्षदा एकादशी 2026 रविवार, 20 दिसंबर 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।