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 Malingao.
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 Malingao.
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 Malingao. 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, 6:13 AM – Thu, Dec 12, 3:39 AM GMT+8Break the fast (Parana): Thu, Dec 12, 12:46 – 3:06 PM GMT+8Hari Vasara lasts until 8:59 AM, past the morning, so break the fast after midday.Gauna Ekadashi (alternate): Thursday, December 12, 2024Householders (Smarta) fast on the first day. The alternate day is for sannyasis, widows and those seeking moksha, and it is also the Vaishnava fast.Break the fast (Parana): Fri, Dec 13, 5:44 – 8:05 AM GMT+8
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.