When is Mohini Ekadashi in 2026?

Mohini Ekadashi falls on Monday, 27 April 2026, on the Ekadashi tithi of the Shukla Paksha of Vaishakha. The fast is broken on Tuesday 28 April within the parana window.

What is the significance of Mohini Ekadashi?

Named for Vishnu’s Mohini avatar, this Ekadashi frees the mind from delusion and attachment. The Surya Purana says it grants the merit of donating a thousand cows.

How is the Ekadashi fast kept?

From sunrise on Ekadashi, grains, rice and pulses are set aside. The day is spent in Vishnu worship, japa and charity, ideally with a night vigil (jagran), and the fast is broken only the next morning on Dwadashi within the parana window.

When exactly should the fast be broken?

On Dwadashi tithi, within the parana window and only after the Ekadashi tithi has ended. Breaking it too early, or after Dwadashi has passed, is considered inauspicious.

Can the date differ by region?

Yes. A tithi begins and ends at a precise moment, and the vrat is kept on the day the Ekadashi tithi is current at sunrise. Because that moment falls at different clock times across India, regional calendars can differ by a day.

Mohini Ekadashi 2026

Monday, 27 April 2026 · Shukla Paksha, Ekadashi tithi — Frees the mind from delusion and grief.

Shukla PakshaVaishakha monthParana on DwadashiGrain-free vrat

Ask about the vrat

Date

27 April 2026

Day

Monday

Paksha

Shukla

Tithi

Ekadashi

Lunar month

Vaishakha

From today

161 days ago

Vrat & Parana timing

Ekadashi is fasted through the tithi and broken the next morning on Dwadashi within the parana window. The times below are for New Delhi and indicative — confirm the exact tithi and parana for your city on the Panchang.

Vishnu Vrat

Mohini Ekadashi

Monday, 27 April 2026

Parana · fast-breaking

05:34 AM – 07:40 AM

Duration

2h 06m

Fasting window

Sunrise 27 Apr → 05:34 AM, 28 Apr

Fast

grain-free

Ekadashi Tithi begins11:20 AM, Mon 27 Apr

Ekadashi Tithi ends01:42 PM, Tue 28 Apr

Times are for New Delhi and shift with your location. Check the day's Panchang for your city.

How the vrat is kept

A simple four-step observance, from the dawn sankalp to breaking the fast on Dwadashi.

Sankalp & snan

Rise before dawn, bathe, and vow (sankalp) to keep the fast with a steady, pure mind.

Vishnu puja

Worship Lord Vishnu with tulsi, flowers, incense and a ghee lamp; offer fruit and panchamrit.

Fast & jaap

Set aside grains and pulses. Pass the day in chanting, katha and charity, and hold the night vigil.

Parana

Break the fast on Dwadashi morning within the prescribed window, after feeding the needy.

The next morning — Parana

The vrat is completed only when it is broken correctly: on Dwadashi tithi, within the parana window and after Ekadashi has ended. In 2026 the parana for Mohini Ekadashi falls the morning after Monday, 27 April 2026, in New Delhi.