Kamika Ekadashi on 9 August 2026 · Shravana Putrada Ekadashi on 23 August 2026
Two Ekadashi dates fall in August 2026, 14 days apart. Their tithis run 21.1h and 26.3h, which is why they are not evenly spaced.
9 August 2026
Parana — when the fast may be broken
5:49 AM – 8:01 AM
10 August 2026 · 2 hours 12 minutes wide
Opens at sunrise and closes at the end of Pratahkala, the first fifth of the daylight hours. Dwadashi itself runs until 10 Aug, 8:01 AM.
23 August 2026
Parana — when the fast may be broken
1:41 PM – 4:16 PM
24 August 2026 · 2 hours 35 minutes wide
Hari Vasara — the first quarter of Dwadashi, during which parana is forbidden — runs until 10:50 AM, past the end of Pratahkala. Parana therefore moves to Aparahna, the fourth fifth of the daylight hours, since it is not done at midday. Dwadashi itself runs until 25 Aug, 6:21 AM.
Kamika Ekadashi and Shravana Putrada Ekadashi run 21.1 hours and 26.3 hours, against a range of 21.1 to 26.5 hours across the twelve months around it — shortest on 10 July 2026, longest on 2 February 2027. The parana window here is 2 hours 12 minutes, where the year's narrowest is 55 minutes and its widest 2 hours 47 minutes.
Computed for the same month, so one page covers the whole fasting calendar.
| Date | Day | Vrat | Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2026 | Sunday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Gajanana Sankashti Chaturthi |
| 10 August 2026 | Monday | Pradosh Vrat | Soma Pradosh Vrat |
| 12 August 2026 | Wednesday | Amavasya | Shravana Amavasya · Hariyali Amavasya |
| 25 August 2026 | Tuesday | Pradosh Vrat | Bhauma Pradosh Vrat |
| 28 August 2026 | Friday | Purnima | Shravana Purnima · Raksha Bandhan |
| 31 August 2026 | Monday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Heramba Sankashti Chaturthi |
Kamika Ekadashi falls on 9 August 2026, a Sunday, with the tithi running 8 Aug, 2:00 PM to 9 Aug, 11:06 AM. Shravana Putrada Ekadashi falls on 23 August 2026, a Sunday, with the tithi running 23 Aug, 2:01 AM to 24 Aug, 4:19 AM. Both are listed above with their full timings.
For Kamika Ekadashi, parana runs 5:49 AM to 8:01 AM on 10 August 2026 — 2 hours 12 minutes. For Shravana Putrada Ekadashi, parana runs 1:41 PM to 4:16 PM on 24 August 2026 — 2 hours 35 minutes. One of these has Hari Vasara running past Pratahkala, which pushes the window later than usual.
6 others: Gajanana Sankashti Chaturthi on 2 August, Soma Pradosh Vrat on 10 August, Shravana Amavasya on 12 August, Bhauma Pradosh Vrat on 25 August, Shravana Purnima on 28 August, Heramba Sankashti Chaturthi on 31 August.
Kamika Ekadashi runs 21.1 hours and Shravana Putrada Ekadashi runs 26.3 hours. Across the twelve months around this one, Ekadashi ranged from 21.1 hours on 10 July 2026 to 26.5 hours on 2 February 2027. The variation comes from the Moon's changing speed, which is also why these dates cannot be counted off a fixed cycle.
Your kundli decides which of these tithis actually carry weight for you, and which are simply days in the calendar.