Kamada Ekadashi · 2024
Falls on: Friday, April 19, 2024
The first Ekadashi of the Hindu year (Chaitra Shukla), believed to fulfil wishes (kama).
Dates and timings for Abu Dhabi.
Why this date
Smarta rule: the fast is kept on the day Ekadashi is current at both Arunodaya (96 minutes before sunrise) and sunrise in Abu Dhabi.
How it is observed
- Vishnu puja
Regional calendars
Also known as: कामदा एकादशी (Hindi) · காமதா ஏகாதசி (Tamil) · కామద ఏకాదశి (Telugu)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Chaitra · Shukla Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Chaitra · Shukla Paksha
- Tamil: Chithirai 6, 2055 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Boishakh 6, 1431 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Baisakha 7, 1431 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Medam 6, 1199 (Kollam era)
Computed for Abu Dhabi. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Kamada Ekadashi 2024
Vishnu
- Friday, April 19, 2024View day panchang →Tithi window: Thu, Apr 18, 4:02 PM – Fri, Apr 19, 6:35 PM GSTBreak the fast (Parana): Sat, Apr 20, 5:56 – 8:30 AM GSTWithin Dwadashi, which ends 9:12 PM, in the morning.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Kamada Ekadashi?
- The first Ekadashi of the Hindu year (Chaitra Shukla), believed to fulfil wishes (kama).
- When is Kamada Ekadashi 2024?
- Kamada Ekadashi falls on Friday, April 19, 2024.