Utpanna Ekadashi on 4 December 2026 · Mokshada Ekadashi on 20 December 2026
Two Ekadashi dates fall in December 2026, 16 days apart. Their tithis run 24.7h and 22.1h, which is why they are not evenly spaced.
4 December 2026
Parana — when the fast may be broken
7:01 AM – 9:05 AM
5 December 2026 · 2 hours 4 minutes wide
Opens at sunrise and closes at the end of Pratahkala, the first fifth of the daylight hours. Dwadashi itself runs until 6 Dec, 12:53 AM.
20 December 2026
Parana — when the fast may be broken
7:11 AM – 9:14 AM
21 December 2026 · 2 hours 3 minutes wide
Opens at sunrise and closes at the end of Pratahkala, the first fifth of the daylight hours. Dwadashi itself runs until 21 Dec, 5:37 PM.
Utpanna Ekadashi and Mokshada Ekadashi run 24.7 hours and 22.1 hours, against a range of 21.1 to 26.7 hours across the twelve months around it — shortest on 10 July 2026, longest on 4 March 2027. The parana window here is 2 hours 4 minutes, where the year's narrowest is 1 hour 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 December 2026 | Sunday | Pradosh Vrat | Ravi Pradosh Vrat |
| 8 December 2026 | Tuesday | Amavasya | Margashirsha Amavasya |
| 21 December 2026 | Monday | Pradosh Vrat | Soma Pradosh Vrat |
| 23 December 2026 | Wednesday | Purnima | Margashirsha Purnima · Dattatreya Jayanti |
| 26 December 2026 | Saturday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Akhuratha Sankashti Chaturthi |
Utpanna Ekadashi falls on 4 December 2026, a Friday, with the tithi running 3 Dec, 11:04 PM to 4 Dec, 11:45 PM. Mokshada Ekadashi falls on 20 December 2026, a Sunday, with the tithi running 19 Dec, 10:10 PM to 20 Dec, 8:15 PM. Both are listed above with their full timings.
For Utpanna Ekadashi, parana runs 7:01 AM to 9:05 AM on 5 December 2026 — 2 hours 4 minutes. For Mokshada Ekadashi, parana runs 7:11 AM to 9:14 AM on 21 December 2026 — 2 hours 3 minutes. Both windows open at sunrise and close at the end of Pratahkala.
5 others: Ravi Pradosh Vrat on 6 December, Margashirsha Amavasya on 8 December, Soma Pradosh Vrat on 21 December, Margashirsha Purnima on 23 December, Akhuratha Sankashti Chaturthi on 26 December.
Utpanna Ekadashi runs 24.7 hours and Mokshada Ekadashi runs 22.1 hours. Across the twelve months around this one, Ekadashi ranged from 21.1 hours on 10 July 2026 to 26.7 hours on 4 March 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.