2026 Shukla Ekadashi Tithi
Quick Overview
- Paksha
- Shukla Paksha (bright half)
- Lord in Shukla Paksha
- Yama
- Nandaadi group
- Nanda Tithi
- Good for
- Marriage, All religious works, Devotsava, Fast
- Avoid
- Eating cooked rice or Dalia on 11th Tithi is strictly prohibited
- Next Shukla Ekadashi (New Delhi)
- Wed, Oct 21, 2026, 2:12 PM to Thu, Oct 22, 2:49 PM
About Shukla Ekadashi
Shukla Ekadashi is the 11th lunar day (Tithi) of Shukla Paksha, the bright half of the lunar month. Its epithet is Anand Prada, "inculcates happiness", and its tutelary lord (Adhidevta) is Vishvadeva (deity of a particular class).
Counted paksha by paksha, Shukla Ekadashi is ruled by Yama. It belongs to the Nandaadi group of Nanda Tithis, ruled by Venus, and in Shukla Paksha it is called Bali & Sumahati. By eye status Shukla Ekadashi is a two-eyed Tithi.
Shukla Ekadashi becomes a Dagdha Tithi when the Sun is in Cancer. It is Maas Shunya in Margshirsh.
Shukla Ekadashi: nature & lord
- Epithet
- Anand Prada (inculcates happiness)
- Tutelary lord
- Vishvadeva (deity of a particular class)
- Lord in Shukla Paksha
- Yama
- Other traditions
- Some traditions name Rudra or Dharma as the lord.
Good to do on Shukla Ekadashi
- Marriage
- All religious works
- Devotsava
- Fast
- Completion of fasts
- Alankar
- Upnayana
- Jewellery
- Painting
- Learning of sculpturing
- Clothes designing
- Dress
- Dance
- Travel
- Enter
- Starting of house and all other works related to Vastu
- Manufacturing of drinks
- Trade
- War matters
Avoid on Shukla Ekadashi
- Eating cooked rice or Dalia on 11th Tithi is strictly prohibited (eating cooked rice on the 11th Tithi is likened to the murder of a Brahman).
- Food prohibited: banana & Valla.
- Applying Ubtan is prohibited on 11th.
- Oiling body is prohibited during 11th Tithi.
Shukla Ekadashi: classification
- Nandaadi group
- Nanda Tithi (ruler: Venus)
- Name in Shukla Paksha
- Bali & Sumahati
- Eye status
- Two-eyed Tithi in Shukla Paksha. Also listed as a Kaana-Tithi.
- Family group
- Akul Tithi
- Same eye status in Shukla Paksha
- Shukla AshtamiShukla NavamiShukla DashamiShukla DwadashiShukla Trayodashi
Dates for New Delhi (UTC+05:30) — showing your city's dates once your location loads.
This page lists every Shukla Ekadashi in 2026 with its begin and end timings for New Delhi.
2026
Shukla Ekadashi: muhurta details
- Amrit-Ghatis
- 57th to 60th Ghati (22h 24m to 24h 00m from start; Moon-Sun arc diff: 131°12'00" to 132°00'00").
- Vish-Ghatis
- 4th to 7th Ghati (1h 12m to 2h 48m from start; Moon-Sun arc diff: 120°36'00" to 121°24'00").
- Prohibited Durations
- Tithi Gandanta at starting 24 minutes. Tithi Kupam at 51st Ghati.
- Maas Shunya
- Margshirsh.
- Dagdha Tithi
- When the Sun is in Cancer.
- Vaar Dagdha
- Monday.
- Tithi-Shunya Nakshatra
- Rohini.
- Tithi-Shunya Lagna
- Sagittarius, Pisces.
- Malefic Ascendants
- Leo, Libra, Scorpio, Capricorn.
- Ghaat Tithis
- Ghaat for Aries and Scorpio Janma Rashis. Malefic for Aquarius.
- Special Yogas
- Tuesday (Siddha/Amrit Yoga), Thursday (Ratnakur Yoga), Thursday (Mrityu Yoga), Wednesday (Karkach Yoga).
- Directional Shoola & Yogini
- Dik Shoola: SE; Yogini: SE.
- Propitiation & donations
- An idol of lord Vishnu made of gold, placed in copper plate having clarified butter.
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