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
Thursday, 5 November 2026
Kartik Krishna Ekadashi · Purnimanta · computed for Delhi-NCR
Ekadashi dates differ by convention — Vaishnava observers may fast on 6 Nov
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 · 6:35 am
5 Nov
Tithi begins
—
Tithi ends
—
Day after
6 Nov
Paaran window to be confirmed
The fast, end to end
The part most people get wrong is the end, not the beginning.
Sankalp & sunrise
5 Nov · 6:35 am
A simple resolve. The fast begins here.
Rama Ekadashi — Thursday, 5 November 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
6 Nov · sunrise
Window closes
Dwadashi ends
Break the fast before this.
Sankalp & sunrise
5 Nov · 6:35 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
6 Nov · sunrise
Window closes
Dwadashi ends
Break the fast before this.
The full panchang for this date
Computed values · PurnimantaDelhi-NCR
Ekadashi
Until 10:36 am
Krishna — waning
Uttara Phalguni
Until 3:56 am · 6 Nov
Vaidhriti
Baalav
6:35 am
5:33 pm
1:26 pm – 2:49 pm
Avoided by convention for new beginnings
—
The Kartik Krishna Ekadashi, four days before Diwali.
This page answers when
The full how-to guide for Rama Ekadashi — 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.