Mokshada Ekadashi · 2026
Falls on: Sunday, December 20, 2026
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: Margazhi 5, 2057 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Poush 4, 1433 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Pausha 5, 1434 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Dhanu 4, 1202 (Kollam era)
Computed for Malingao. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Mokshada Ekadashi 2026
Vishnu
- Sunday, December 20, 2026View day panchang →Tithi window: 12:39 AM – 10:45 PM GMT+8Break the fast (Parana): Mon, Dec 21, 5:48 – 8:09 AM GMT+8Within Dwadashi, which ends 8:06 PM, in the morning.
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 2026?
- Mokshada Ekadashi falls on Sunday, December 20, 2026.