Aja Ekadashi on 7 September 2026 · Parsva Ekadashi on 22 September 2026
Two Ekadashi dates fall in September 2026, 15 days apart. Their tithis run 21.6h and 25.7h, which is why they are not evenly spaced.
7 September 2026
Parana — when the fast may be broken
6:04 AM – 8:34 AM
8 September 2026 · 2 hours 30 minutes wide
Opens at sunrise and closes at the end of Pratahkala, the first fifth of the daylight hours. Dwadashi itself runs until 8 Sep, 2:43 PM.
22 September 2026
Parana — when the fast may be broken
6:11 AM – 8:36 AM
23 September 2026 · 2 hours 25 minutes wide
Opens at sunrise and closes at the end of Pratahkala, the first fifth of the daylight hours. Dwadashi itself runs until 23 Sep, 10:51 PM.
Aja Ekadashi and Parsva Ekadashi run 21.6 hours and 25.7 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 30 minutes, where the year's narrowest is 55 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 September 2026 | Tuesday | Pradosh Vrat | Bhauma Pradosh Vrat |
| 11 September 2026 | Friday | Amavasya | Bhadrapada Amavasya · Kushagrahani Amavasya |
| 24 September 2026 | Thursday | Pradosh Vrat | Guru Pradosh Vrat |
| 26 September 2026 | Saturday | Purnima | Bhadrapada Purnima · Pitru Paksha begins |
| 29 September 2026 | Tuesday | Sankashti Chaturthi | Vighnaraja Sankashti Chaturthi · Angarki Sankashti |
Aja Ekadashi falls on 7 September 2026, a Monday, with the tithi running 6 Sep, 7:30 PM to 7 Sep, 5:05 PM. Parsva Ekadashi falls on 22 September 2026, a Tuesday, with the tithi running 21 Sep, 8:01 PM to 22 Sep, 9:44 PM. Both are listed above with their full timings.
For Aja Ekadashi, parana runs 6:04 AM to 8:34 AM on 8 September 2026 — 2 hours 30 minutes. For Parsva Ekadashi, parana runs 6:11 AM to 8:36 AM on 23 September 2026 — 2 hours 25 minutes. Both windows open at sunrise and close at the end of Pratahkala.
5 others: Bhauma Pradosh Vrat on 8 September, Bhadrapada Amavasya on 11 September, Guru Pradosh Vrat on 24 September, Bhadrapada Purnima on 26 September, Vighnaraja Sankashti Chaturthi on 29 September.
Aja Ekadashi runs 21.6 hours and Parsva Ekadashi runs 25.7 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.