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January 2026 · New Delhi

Ekadashi in January

Ekadashi · January 2026

Passed

Wed, 14 Jan

Tithi: 13 Jan, 3:18 PM → 14 Jan, 5:53 PM

Two Ekadashis in January 2026: Shattila Ekadashi on Wednesday, 14 January (parana 15 Jan, 7:14 AM to 9:21 AM) and Jaya Ekadashi on Thursday, 29 January (parana 30 Jan, 7:10 AM to 9:19 AM), in New Delhi.

Then: Thu, 29 Jan

January 2026 · New Delhi

Ekadashi dates in January 2026

Ekadashi dates in January 2026
DateEkadashiPakshaMonth (purnimanta)Tithi beginsTithi endsParana
14 Jan 2026Shattila EkadashiKrishnaMagha13 Jan, 3:18 PM14 Jan, 5:53 PM15 Jan, 7:14 AM to 9:21 AM
29 Jan 2026Jaya EkadashiShuklaMagha28 Jan, 4:36 PM29 Jan, 1:55 PM30 Jan, 7:10 AM to 9:19 AM

Times are local to New Delhi. A row marked kshaya tithi is one the tithi never carried at sunrise — it began after one and ended before the next, and the observance is kept on the day it ran through. A row marked also kept the next day is one where the tithi spans two sunrises, so two traditions genuinely take two different days; the Smarta and Vaishnava Ekadashi calendars differ on exactly that.

Parana is kept on Dwadashi, the tithi after Ekadashi. The window given is the pratahkala one — the first fifth of the daylight — closed early where Dwadashi itself ends inside it. Almanacs differ on the convention; this page names the one it used so you can compare it with your own.

Descriptions of fasting practice here are traditional, not medical advice. Consult a doctor before fasting, particularly if you are pregnant, diabetic, elderly or on medication.

  • Computed from the Moon and the Sun for New Delhi, not copied from a calendar
  • Each tithi's own start and end is shown, so you can check the day yourself
  • This address never carries a year — it answers for whichever year you are standing in

January in other years

The same month, computed for New Delhi, across the years this page answers for. Past years are kept rather than dropped: checking last year's dates against a calendar you already have is the cheapest way to decide whether to trust this one.

January in other years
JanuaryHow manyDates
27 Jan 2024, 21 Jan 2024
210 Jan 2025, 25 Jan 2025
2026Shown214 Jan 2026, 29 Jan 2026
202723 Jan 2027, 19 Jan 2027
28 Jan 2028, 22 Jan 2028
210 Jan 2029, 26 Jan 2029

Those year links are variants of this page rather than pages of their own: each one carries a canonical back to /ekadashi/january and asks search engines not to index it. One address for "Ekadashi in January" that answers for the year you are in beats a new address every January that starts again from nothing.

Common questions

When is Ekadashi in January 2026?

Two Ekadashis in January 2026: Shattila Ekadashi on Wednesday, 14 January (parana 15 Jan, 7:14 AM to 9:21 AM) and Jaya Ekadashi on Thursday, 29 January (parana 30 Jan, 7:10 AM to 9:19 AM), in New Delhi.

How many Ekadashi days are there in January?

2 in January 2026 for New Delhi. The count moves between years because a lunation is about 29.5 days and a Gregorian month is 28 to 31, so the same month can carry a different number in two consecutive years.

Why does my calendar show a different Ekadashi date?

Because a tithi rarely begins and ends at sunrise. When it is running at sunrise on two days, or on none, traditions divide: some take the day the tithi touches sunrise, others the day it begins. The start and end instants in the table are the astronomy and are not in dispute — the day is an interpretation of them, and this page names the one it used.

When can the fast be broken?

On Dwadashi, the tithi after Ekadashi. The parana window shown against each date is the pratahkala one — the first fifth of the daylight — closed early if Dwadashi itself ends inside it.