Ekadashi · 2026
Vijaya Ekadashi 2026विजया एकादशी
Vijaya Ekadashi is kept for victory (vijaya) over obstacles; Lord Rama observed it before crossing the ocean to Lanka.
Friday, 13 February 2026
Phalguna Krishna Ekadashi · Vikram Samvat 2082 · New Delhi
विजया एकादशी 2026 शुक्रवार, 13 फ़रवरी 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।
Vijaya Ekadashi dates in other years →Vijaya Ekadashi 2026 timings· मुहूर्त
- Krishna Ekadashi begins
- 12:22 pm, 12 February
- Krishna Ekadashi ends
- 02:26 pm
- Parana (break the fast) from
- 07:00 am, 14 February
- Dwadashi ends (finish parana before)
- 04:02 pm
Times are for New Delhi (IST).
Why this date?· तिथि निर्णय
Hindu date: Phalguna 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 Vijaya Ekadashi· महत्व
With the ocean between his army and Lanka, Rama sought the advice of the sage Vakadalbhya, who told him to keep this Ekadashi with a kalash of water and grain. Rama did so and went on to victory.
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
Vijaya Ekadashi in other years· अन्य वर्ष
FAQ· सामान्य प्रश्न
When is Vijaya Ekadashi in 2026?
Vijaya Ekadashi 2026 is on Friday, 13 February 2026 (New Delhi).
What is the tithi of Vijaya Ekadashi?
Vijaya Ekadashi: Phalguna Krishna Ekadashi. In 2026 it falls on Friday, 13 February 2026, with Krishna Ekadashi deciding the day.
विजया एकादशी 2026 कब है?
विजया एकादशी 2026 शुक्रवार, 13 फ़रवरी 2026 को है (नई दिल्ली)।