Panchang
The calendar that follows the Moon
Today's tithi, the year's vrat dates, and how to read any of it yourself. This page answers when — the ritual guides answer how.
— days computed— IST timings— source
Panchang
Today's tithi, the year's vrat dates, and how to read any of it yourself. This page answers when — the ritual guides answer how.
Panchang · Vrat date
Sunday, 20 December 2026
Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi · Purnimanta · computed for Delhi-NCR
Ekadashi dates differ by convention — Vaishnava observers may fast on 21 Dec
Source strip
Drik Panchang · calculated for Delhi-NCR (IST) · regenerates annually
No classification tag and no Confidence Score. This is timing data, not a ritual-authority claim. Regenerates annually.
Fast begins
Sunrise · 7:08 am
20 Dec
Tithi begins
—
Tithi ends
—
Day after
21 Dec
Paaran window to be confirmed
The fast, end to end
The part most people get wrong is the end, not the beginning.
Sankalp & sunrise
20 Dec · 7:08 am
A simple resolve. The fast begins here.
Mokshada Ekadashi (Gita Jayanti) — Sunday, 20 December 2026
The fast
Through the day and night
No grains · fruit, milk and water permitted
Tithi ends
—
The fast continues past this point — it ends at Paaran, not at the tithi.
Paaran opens
21 Dec · sunrise
Window closes
Dwadashi ends
Break the fast before this.
Sankalp & sunrise
20 Dec · 7:08 am
A simple resolve. The fast begins here.
The fast
Through the day and night
No grains · fruit, milk and water permitted
Tithi ends
—
The fast continues past this point — it ends at Paaran, not at the tithi.
Paaran opens
21 Dec · sunrise
Window closes
Dwadashi ends
Break the fast before this.
The full panchang for this date
Computed values · PurnimantaDelhi-NCR
Ekadashi
Until 8:15 pm
Shukla — waxing
Ashwini
Until 2:55 pm
Parigha
Vanij
7:08 am
5:28 pm
4:11 pm – 5:28 pm
Avoided by convention for new beginnings
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The day the Bhagavad Gita was spoken at Kurukshetra.
This page answers when
The full how-to guide for Mokshada Ekadashi (Gita Jayanti) — vidhi, samagri, katha — is being written and will be linked here when it is live.
Asked every time
This vrat recurs
10 dates this year. Each has its own name and its own timings.