Papankusha Ekadashi on 11 October 2027 · Rama Ekadashi on 25 October 2027
Two Ekadashi dates fall in October 2027, 14 days apart. Their tithis run 26.5h and 21.7h, which is why they are not evenly spaced.
11 October 2027
Parana — when the fast may be broken
6:21 AM – 8:40 AM
12 October 2027 · 2 hours 19 minutes wide
Opens at sunrise and closes at the end of Pratahkala, the first fifth of the daylight hours. Dwadashi itself runs until 12 Oct, 4:14 PM.
25 October 2027
Parana — when the fast may be broken
1:13 PM – 3:27 PM
26 October 2027 · 2 hours 14 minutes wide
Hari Vasara — the first quarter of Dwadashi, during which parana is forbidden — runs until 8:48 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 27 Oct, 1:04 AM.
Papankusha Ekadashi and Rama Ekadashi run 26.5 hours and 21.7 hours, against a range of 21.2 to 26.6 hours across the twelve months around it — shortest on 5 April 2028, longest on 21 March 2028. The parana window here is 2 hours 19 minutes, where the year's narrowest is 1 hour 48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 October 2027 | Tuesday | Pradosh Vrat | Bhauma Pradosh Vrat |
| 15 October 2027 | Friday | Purnima | Ashwin Purnima · Sharad Purnima |
| 18 October 2027 | Monday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Vakratunda Sankashti Chaturthi |
| 27 October 2027 | Wednesday | Pradosh Vrat | Budha Pradosh Vrat |
| 29 October 2027 | Friday | Amavasya | Kartik Amavasya · Diwali / Lakshmi Puja |
Papankusha Ekadashi falls on 11 October 2027, a Monday, with the tithi running 10 Oct, 11:41 AM to 11 Oct, 2:09 PM. Rama Ekadashi falls on 25 October 2027, a Monday, with the tithi running 25 Oct, 5:41 AM to 26 Oct, 3:23 AM. Both are listed above with their full timings.
For Papankusha Ekadashi, parana runs 6:21 AM to 8:40 AM on 12 October 2027 — 2 hours 19 minutes. For Rama Ekadashi, parana runs 1:13 PM to 3:27 PM on 26 October 2027 — 2 hours 14 minutes. One of these has Hari Vasara running past Pratahkala, which pushes the window later than usual.
5 others: Bhauma Pradosh Vrat on 12 October, Ashwin Purnima on 15 October, Vakratunda Sankashti Chaturthi on 18 October, Budha Pradosh Vrat on 27 October, Kartik Amavasya on 29 October.
Papankusha Ekadashi runs 26.5 hours and Rama Ekadashi runs 21.7 hours. Across the twelve months around this one, Ekadashi ranged from 21.2 hours on 5 April 2028 to 26.6 hours on 21 March 2028. 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.