Mokshada Ekadashi · 2024
Falls on: Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Shukla Ekadashi of Margashirsha, believed to grant liberation (moksha) to ancestors; Gita Jayanti falls on the same day.
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
- Bhagavad Gita reading
Regional calendars
Also known as: मोक्षदा एकादशी (Hindi) · மோக்ஷதா ஏகாதசி (Tamil) · మోక్షద ఏకాదశి (Telugu)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Margashirsha · Shukla Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Margashirsha · Shukla Paksha
- Tamil: Karthigai 26, 2055 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Ogrohayon 25, 1431 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Margashira 26, 1432 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Vrischikam 26, 1200 (Kollam era)
Computed for Gwangju. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Mokshada Ekadashi 2024
Vishnu
- Wednesday, December 11, 2024View day panchang →Tithi window: Wed, Dec 11, 7:13 AM – Thu, Dec 12, 4:39 AM GMT+9Break the fast (Parana): Thu, Dec 12, 1:24 – 3:22 PM GMT+9Hari Vasara lasts until 9:59 AM, past the morning, so break the fast after midday.Vaishnava Ekadashi: Thursday, December 12, 2024The Vaishnava tradition, including ISKCON, fasts on this day instead.Break the fast (Parana): Fri, Dec 13, 7:31 – 9:29 AM GMT+9
Frequently asked questions
- What is Mokshada Ekadashi?
- Shukla Ekadashi of Margashirsha, believed to grant liberation (moksha) to ancestors; Gita Jayanti falls on the same day.
- When is Mokshada Ekadashi 2024?
- Mokshada Ekadashi falls on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.