Kamada Ekadashi · 2025
Falls on: Tuesday, April 8, 2025
The first Ekadashi of the Hindu year (Chaitra Shukla), believed to fulfil wishes (kama).
Dates and timings for Gwangju.
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 Gwangju.
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: Panguni 25, 2055 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Choitro 25, 1431 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Chaitra 26, 1432 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Meenam 25, 1200 (Kollam era)
Computed for Gwangju. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Kamada Ekadashi 2025
Vishnu
- Tuesday, April 8, 2025View day panchang →Tithi window: Mon, Apr 7, 11:30 PM – Wed, Apr 9, 12:43 AM GMT+9Break the fast (Parana): Wed, Apr 9, 7:09 – 8:42 AM GMT+9Within Dwadashi, which ends Thu, Apr 10, 2:25 AM, 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 2025?
- Kamada Ekadashi falls on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.