Indira Ekadashi on 6 October 2026 · Papankusha Ekadashi on 22 October 2026
Two Ekadashi dates fall in October 2026, 16 days apart. Their tithis run 22.5h and 24.6h, which is why they are not evenly spaced.
6 October 2026
Parana — when the fast may be broken
6:18 AM – 8:39 AM
7 October 2026 · 2 hours 20 minutes wide
Opens at sunrise and closes at the end of Pratahkala, the first fifth of the daylight hours. Dwadashi itself runs until 7 Oct, 11:17 PM.
22 October 2026
Parana — when the fast may be broken
6:28 AM – 8:43 AM
23 October 2026 · 2 hours 15 minutes wide
Opens at sunrise and closes at the end of Pratahkala, the first fifth of the daylight hours. Dwadashi itself runs until 23 Oct, 2:36 PM.
Indira Ekadashi and Papankusha Ekadashi run 22.5 hours and 24.6 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 20 minutes, where the year's narrowest is 1 hour 36 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 October 2026 | Thursday | Pradosh Vrat | Guru Pradosh Vrat |
| 10 October 2026 | Saturday | Amavasya | Ashwin Amavasya · Mahalaya / Sarva Pitru Amavasya |
| 23 October 2026 | Friday | Pradosh Vrat | Shukra Pradosh Vrat |
| 26 October 2026 | Monday | Purnima | Ashwin Purnima · Sharad Purnima |
| 29 October 2026 | Thursday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Vakratunda Sankashti Chaturthi |
Indira Ekadashi falls on 6 October 2026, a Tuesday, with the tithi running 6 Oct, 2:08 AM to 7 Oct, 12:35 AM. Papankusha Ekadashi falls on 22 October 2026, a Thursday, with the tithi running 21 Oct, 2:12 PM to 22 Oct, 2:49 PM. Both are listed above with their full timings.
For Indira Ekadashi, parana runs 6:18 AM to 8:39 AM on 7 October 2026 — 2 hours 20 minutes. For Papankusha Ekadashi, parana runs 6:28 AM to 8:43 AM on 23 October 2026 — 2 hours 15 minutes. Both windows open at sunrise and close at the end of Pratahkala.
5 others: Guru Pradosh Vrat on 8 October, Ashwin Amavasya on 10 October, Shukra Pradosh Vrat on 23 October, Ashwin Purnima on 26 October, Vakratunda Sankashti Chaturthi on 29 October.
Indira Ekadashi runs 22.5 hours and Papankusha Ekadashi runs 24.6 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.