Saphala Ekadashi on 3 January 2027 · Pausha Putrada Ekadashi on 18 January 2027
Two Ekadashi dates fall in January 2027, 15 days apart. Their tithis run 25.7h and 21.4h, which is why they are not evenly spaced.
3 January 2027
Parana — when the fast may be broken
7:16 AM – 9:20 AM
4 January 2027 · 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 4 Jan, 6:16 PM.
18 January 2027
Parana — when the fast may be broken
1:35 PM – 3:41 PM
19 January 2027 · 2 hours 6 minutes wide
Hari Vasara — the first quarter of Dwadashi, during which parana is forbidden — runs until 1:03 PM, 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 20 Jan, 4:42 AM.
The tithi clips sunrise by minutes, so the date is not the obvious one
The tithi is still running at sunrise on 19 January 2027 — but only just, for less than one muhurta. It had already occupied almost all of the previous day, which is the day it governs. A calendar that tests sunrise alone puts this vrat a day late. The gauna observance is on 19 January 2027.
Saphala Ekadashi and Pausha Putrada Ekadashi run 25.7 hours and 21.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 January 2027 | Monday | Pradosh Vrat | Soma Pradosh Vrat |
| 7 January 2027 | Thursday | Amavasya | Paush Amavasya |
| 20 January 2027 | Wednesday | Pradosh Vrat | Budha Pradosh Vrat |
| 22 January 2027 | Friday | Purnima | Paush Purnima · Shakambhari Purnima |
| 25 January 2027 | Monday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Lambodara Sankashti Chaturthi · Sakat Chauth |
Saphala Ekadashi falls on 3 January 2027, a Sunday, with the tithi running 2 Jan, 2:25 PM to 3 Jan, 4:09 PM. Pausha Putrada Ekadashi falls on 18 January 2027, a Monday, with the tithi running 18 Jan, 10:28 AM to 19 Jan, 7:50 AM. Both are listed above with their full timings.
For Saphala Ekadashi, parana runs 7:16 AM to 9:20 AM on 4 January 2027 — 2 hours 4 minutes. For Pausha Putrada Ekadashi, parana runs 1:35 PM to 3:41 PM on 19 January 2027 — 2 hours 6 minutes. One of these has Hari Vasara running past Pratahkala, which pushes the window later than usual.
5 others: Soma Pradosh Vrat on 4 January, Paush Amavasya on 7 January, Budha Pradosh Vrat on 20 January, Paush Purnima on 22 January, Lambodara Sankashti Chaturthi on 25 January.
Saphala Ekadashi runs 25.7 hours and Pausha Putrada Ekadashi runs 21.4 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.
Because its tithi is still running at the following sunrise, but for less than one muhurta. It occupied almost all of 18 January 2027, which is the day it governs; a calendar that tests sunrise alone puts it a day later, on 19 January 2027.
Your kundli decides which of these tithis actually carry weight for you, and which are simply days in the calendar.