Papankusha Ekadashi · 2025
Falls on: Friday, October 3, 2025
Ekadashi that destroys all sins (Papa) like a hook (Ankusha), observed during Navaratri.
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
- Padmanabha worship
Regional calendars
Also known as: पापांकुशा एकादशी (Hindi) · பாபங்குசா ஏகாதசி (Tamil) · పాపాంకుశ ఏకాదశి (Telugu)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Ashwin · Shukla Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Ashwin · Shukla Paksha
- Tamil: Purattasi 17, 2056 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Ashwin 16, 1432 (Bangabda)
- Malayalam: Kanni 17, 1201 (Kollam era)
Computed for Abu Dhabi. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Papankusha Ekadashi 2025
Vishnu
- Friday, October 3, 2025View day panchang →Tithi window: Thu, Oct 2, 5:41 PM – Fri, Oct 3, 5:03 PM GSTBreak the fast (Parana): Sat, Oct 4, 6:15 – 8:37 AM GSTWithin Dwadashi, which ends 3:39 PM, in the morning.
Frequently asked questions
- What is Papankusha Ekadashi?
- Ekadashi that destroys all sins (Papa) like a hook (Ankusha), observed during Navaratri.
- When is Papankusha Ekadashi 2025?
- Papankusha Ekadashi falls on Friday, October 3, 2025.