Amalaki Ekadashi 2026
Amalaki Ekadashi 2026 falls on Friday, Friday, February 27, 2026.
Exact date, puja muhurat & city-wise timings for Amalaki Ekadashi 2026
Key Information
Festival Date
Friday, February 27, 2026
2026 Calendar Context
Weekday
Friday
Vikram Samvat
2083
Shaka Samvat
1948
This year Amalaki Ekadashi falls on a Friday, 11 days earlier than 2025 (2025-03-10) — typical lunar-calendar drift.
Falling on a Friday gives the day a Shukra emphasis — relationship-related rites and white/silver offerings carry extra weight, traditionally favourable for women's vratas.
The 2025 observance fell on Monday, 2025-03-10 — this year arrives 11 days earlier in the Gregorian calendar, the familiar 11-day shift of the unmodified lunar year.
Looking ahead to 2027, Amalaki Ekadashi will fall on Thursday, 2027-03-18 (19 days later than this year). So planning ritual schedules across years means anchoring to the tithi rather than the Gregorian date.
Astronomical context for Amalaki Ekadashi 2026
On Friday, February 27, 2026, sunrise in Delhi (the reference city for this page) falls at 06:48 IST and sunset at 18:19 IST — a daylight span of 11h 31m. Across the six pan-Indian cities tabulated below, sunrise on this date varies from 05:59 (Kolkata) at the eastern edge to 06:59 (Mumbai) in the west — a 60-minute difference that drives the city-by-city muhurat shift you see in the table.
For Amalaki Ekadashi 2026, the central rite of udaya tithi (sunrise) depends on the festival tithi being present during that window on 2026-02-27 — confirmed across 6 reference cities in this year's computation pass. Cities further east (Kolkata, Chennai) see the window open ~15-25 minutes before Delhi; cities west of Delhi (Mumbai, Pune, Bangalore) see it start later by a similar margin.
City-Wise Timings for Amalaki Ekadashi 2026
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 6:48 AM | 6:19 PM |
| Mumbai | 6:59 AM | 6:43 PM |
| Bangalore | 6:36 AM | 6:28 PM |
| Chennai | 6:26 AM | 6:17 PM |
| Kolkata | 5:59 AM | 5:39 PM |
| Pune | 6:55 AM | 6:39 PM |
Why This Date?
Amalaki Ekadashi follows the Udaya Tithi rule – the festival is observed on the day when the required tithi prevails at sunrise. This is the default Dharmasindhu convention for festivals without a special time-window requirement.
Deity
Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi (resident in the amla tree)
Legend & History
The amalaki (amla / Indian gooseberry) tree is said to have sprung from a tear of Lord Vishnu and is considered the tree most dear to Him — Lakshmi resides in it. King Chitrasena of Vidisha observed t… Read full legend →Show less ↑
The amalaki (amla / Indian gooseberry) tree is said to have sprung from a tear of Lord Vishnu and is considered the tree most dear to Him — Lakshmi resides in it. King Chitrasena of Vidisha observed this Ekadashi at the base of an amalaki tree, performing puja and circumambulation. A demon attacking the city was destroyed by the merit of his observance. The Brahmanda Purana preserves the mahatmya. Amalaki is also called Amla Navami / Amla Ekadashi.
How to Observe
Worship under or near an amla tree if possible. Offer water, milk, flowers, and tulsi to the tree base, then circumambulate it 108 times reciting the Vishnu mantra. Consume amla fruit in some form during the fast (it does not break the Ekadashi vow). At parana, break fast with amla. Donate amla saplings or fruits to others. The vrata combines Vishnu-puja with arboreal devotion.
Significance
Falls in Phalguna Shukla — the spring season — when amla trees fruit. The Lakshmi-in-amla association makes this ekadashi especially associated with wealth, family prosperity, and longevity. Holi falls a few days later; Amalaki Ekadashi is often the start of pre-Holi celebrations. Combines arboreal ecology (planting and worshipping trees) with Vishnu-Lakshmi devotion — a beautifully integrative ekadashi in the Hindu calendar.
Fasting
Ekadashi fast – no grains or beans. Amla fruit is the one permitted food. Break fast on Dwadashi morning with amla.
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