Indira Ekadashi 2028
Indira Ekadashi 2028 falls on Saturday, Saturday, October 14, 2028.
Exact date, puja muhurat & city-wise timings for Indira Ekadashi 2028
Key Information
Festival Date
Saturday, October 14, 2028
2028 Calendar Context
Weekday
Saturday
Vikram Samvat
2085
Shaka Samvat
1950
This year Indira Ekadashi falls on a Saturday, 10 days earlier than 2027 (2027-10-25) — typical lunar-calendar drift.
Falling on a Saturday brings a Shani emphasis — ancestral rites and black-sesame offerings carry extra weight, mitigating Shani's shadow.
The 2027 observance fell on Monday, 2027-10-25 — this year arrives 10 days earlier in the Gregorian calendar, the familiar 11-day shift of the unmodified lunar year.
Looking ahead to 2029, Indira Ekadashi will fall on Friday, 2029-11-02 (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 Indira Ekadashi 2028
On Saturday, October 14, 2028, sunrise in Delhi (the reference city for this page) falls at 06:21 IST and sunset at 17:52 IST — a daylight span of 11h 31m. Across the six pan-Indian cities tabulated below, sunrise on this date varies from 05:32 (Kolkata) at the eastern edge to 06:32 (Mumbai) in the west — a 60-minute difference that drives the city-by-city muhurat shift you see in the table.
For Indira Ekadashi 2028, the central rite of udaya tithi (sunrise) depends on the festival tithi being present during that window on 2028-10-14 — 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 Indira Ekadashi 2028
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 6:21 AM | 5:52 PM |
| Mumbai | 6:32 AM | 6:16 PM |
| Bangalore | 6:09 AM | 6:01 PM |
| Chennai | 5:59 AM | 5:50 PM |
| Kolkata | 5:32 AM | 5:11 PM |
| Pune | 6:28 AM | 6:12 PM |
Click any city for detailed local timings, puja vidhi & samagri list
Why This Date?
Indira 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 with Lakshmi (Vishnu-Lakshmi yugala form)
Legend & History
King Indrasena of Mahishmati was visited by Sage Narada, who told him that his late father had been reborn in Yama's hell due to interrupted shraddha rites. Distraught, Indrasena asked Narada's help. … Read full legend →Show less ↑
King Indrasena of Mahishmati was visited by Sage Narada, who told him that his late father had been reborn in Yama's hell due to interrupted shraddha rites. Distraught, Indrasena asked Narada's help. Narada instructed him to observe the Ashwina Krishna Ekadashi vrata, dedicating its merit to his father. Indrasena did so; his father was freed from hell and ascended to Vishnu's abode. The Brahma Vaivarta Purana preserves this. The name Indira (= Lakshmi) reflects that the vrata grants both spiritual liberation and worldly prosperity.
How to Observe
Observe Ekadashi fast with specific dedication to ancestors — name them in your sankalpa. Worship Vishnu with Lakshmi (the Indira form). Perform tarpana (water offering to ancestors). Recite the Vishnu Sahasranama. Falls during or near Pitru Paksha — the fortnight of ancestor remembrance — making this a doubly powerful occasion for ancestral liberation. Donate to brahmins specifically requesting they pray for named ancestors.
Significance
The pre-eminent "ancestral liberation" ekadashi, timed in the lunar calendar to either coincide with or immediately follow Pitru Paksha. Indrasena's story addresses a real spiritual anxiety: ancestors who died without proper rites are believed to suffer until merit is transferred to them. The vrata is the canonical solution. Combined with the Lakshmi association via the name Indira, the vrata uniquely combines two seemingly separate concerns — ancestral peace and material prosperity for the living.
Fasting
Ekadashi fast – no grains or beans. Ancestor-dedicated sankalpa is the distinguishing feature. Break fast on Dwadashi morning.
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