Rama Ekadashi on 5 November 2026 · Devutthana Ekadashi on 20 November 2026
Two Ekadashi dates fall in November 2026, 15 days apart. Their tithis run 23.5h and 23.3h, which is why they are not evenly spaced.
5 November 2026
Parana — when the fast may be broken
6:38 AM – 8:49 AM
6 November 2026 · 2 hours 11 minutes wide
Opens at sunrise and closes at the end of Pratahkala, the first fifth of the daylight hours. Dwadashi itself runs until 6 Nov, 10:31 AM.
20 November 2026
Parana — when the fast may be broken
1:10 PM – 3:17 PM
21 November 2026 · 2 hours 7 minutes wide
Hari Vasara — the first quarter of Dwadashi, during which parana is forbidden — runs until 12:08 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 22 Nov, 4:57 AM.
This tithi touches no sunrise at all
It begins at 20 Nov, 7:16 AM and ends at 21 Nov, 6:32 AM, slipping between two sunrises entirely. A tithi like this is kshaya — it exists, but no day belongs to it by the usual rule. The vrat is kept on the day it prevails through, which is the date above. The gauna observance falls on 21 November 2026.
Rama Ekadashi and Devutthana Ekadashi run 23.5 hours and 23.3 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 11 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 November 2026 | Friday | Pradosh Vrat | Shukra Pradosh Vrat |
| 9 November 2026 | Monday | Amavasya | Kartik Amavasya · Diwali / Lakshmi Puja |
| 22 November 2026 | Sunday | Pradosh Vrat | Ravi Pradosh Vrat |
| 24 November 2026 | Tuesday | Purnima | Kartik Purnima · Dev Deepawali |
| 27 November 2026 | Friday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Ganadhipa Sankashti Chaturthi |
Rama Ekadashi falls on 5 November 2026, a Thursday, with the tithi running 4 Nov, 11:04 AM to 5 Nov, 10:36 AM. Devutthana Ekadashi falls on 20 November 2026, a Friday, with the tithi running 20 Nov, 7:16 AM to 21 Nov, 6:32 AM. Both are listed above with their full timings.
For Rama Ekadashi, parana runs 6:38 AM to 8:49 AM on 6 November 2026 — 2 hours 11 minutes. For Devutthana Ekadashi, parana runs 1:10 PM to 3:17 PM on 21 November 2026 — 2 hours 7 minutes. One of these has Hari Vasara running past Pratahkala, which pushes the window later than usual.
5 others: Shukra Pradosh Vrat on 6 November, Kartik Amavasya on 9 November, Ravi Pradosh Vrat on 22 November, Kartik Purnima on 24 November, Ganadhipa Sankashti Chaturthi on 27 November.
Rama Ekadashi runs 23.5 hours and Devutthana Ekadashi runs 23.3 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 touches no sunrise at all: it runs 20 Nov, 7:16 AM to 21 Nov, 6:32 AM, slipping between two sunrises. The vrat is kept on the day it prevails through, 20 November 2026, and the gauna observance falls on 21 November 2026.
Your kundli decides which of these tithis actually carry weight for you, and which are simply days in the calendar.