Yogini Ekadashi as it was kept in 2026.
Next date: 30 June 2027Yogini Ekadashi 2026
Friday, 10 July 2026, in Ahmedabad
EkadashiGujarati · Hindu
Panchang on the day
10
Friday
Waning Tenth
until 08:16
Aries
- અA
- લLa
- ઈEe
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Moonrise
- 01:31
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- until 13:15
- Yoga
- Dhriti
- until 07:14
- Karana
- Vishti
- until 08:16
- Rahu Kalam 11:03 to 12:45
- Yamaganda 16:07 to 17:48
- Abhijit muhurat 12:18 to 13:12
Why this date
Jeth Waning Eleventh, taken at sunrise
Runs from 10 Jul 08:16 IST to 11 Jul 05:23 IST.
This tithi is skipped: it begins and ends between two sunrises, so no day carries it. Shown on the day it begins.
In short
Yogini Ekadashi is a Ekadashi vrat observed according to the Hindu calendar. Its date and customary practices can vary by region and local Panchang.
The story
Yogini Ekadashi's vrat-katha concerns Hemamali, a Yaksha serving Kubera, the lord of wealth in Alakapuri. Kubera worships Shiva every day, and Hemamali's duty is to bring fresh flowers, traditionally from the Manasarovar region, for the ritual. Hemamali loves his wife Vishalakshi and one morning becomes absorbed in her company instead of delivering the flowers. When the appointed hour passes, Kubera sends attendants to find him. Learning why his servant has neglected the duty, Kubera angrily curses him to lose his position and be separated from his wife while suffering a severe skin condition on earth.
Hemamali wanders in distress and eventually reaches Sage Markandeya in the Himalayas. He honestly explains the broken duty and its consequences. Markandeya advises worship of Vishnu through the observance of Yogini Ekadashi, the Krishna Ekadashi of Ashadha in northern purnimanta reckoning. Hemamali follows the vow and, according to the religious account, is restored to his earlier form and reunited with Vishalakshi. The story emphasizes responsibility, repentance and compassion; its miraculous cure does not establish that fasting treats Hansen's disease or another skin condition.
Devotees worship Vishnu, listen to the katha, give charity and may fast according to medical needs, followed by Dwadashi parana. The current Gujarati calendar names the day Jeth Vad Agiyaras. Smarta and Vaishnava observance and the appropriate parana time require local calculation. A serious skin condition warrants medical assessment and treatment.
Why it matters
Attached to a story of a curse of leprosy lifted, and kept for physical healing more than most. Ashadh vad, in the first heat of the monsoon.
What people do
Vishnu worship, Hemamali's katha, optional health-appropriate fasting and locally timed Dwadashi parana.
Fasting
Jeth's dark fortnight. Kept for release from an illness of the skin, and the katha is a gardener cursed with one for a carelessness.
Told differently elsewhere
Gujarati Jeth Krishna corresponds to northern Ashadha Krishna; Smarta/Vaishnava selections differ.
Questions people ask
- When is Yogini Ekadashi in 2026?
- On Friday, 10 July 2026 in India. Runs from 10 Jul 08:16 IST to 11 Jul 05:23 IST.
- Why does the date change every year?
- It is kept by the lunar calendar, so its day on the civil calendar moves from year to year.
- Is the date the same everywhere?
- Usually. Where sunrise falls at a different moment the day can differ by one, and the dates here are worked out for India.
Dates in the coming years
- 2027Wednesday, 30 JuneJeth Vad 11
- 2028Sunday, 18 JuneJeth Vad 11
- 2029Saturday, 7 JulyJeth Vad 11
- 2030Wednesday, 26 JuneJeth Vad 11
- 2031Sunday, 15 JuneJeth Vad 11
Last kept10 July 2026
