Shattila Ekadashi 2028
Shattila Ekadashi 2028 falls on Sunday, Sunday, February 20, 2028.
Exact date, puja muhurat & city-wise timings for Shattila Ekadashi 2028
Key Information
Festival Date
Sunday, February 20, 2028
2028 Calendar Context
Weekday
Sunday
Vikram Samvat
2085
Shaka Samvat
1950
This year Shattila Ekadashi falls on a Sunday, 12 days earlier than 2027 (2027-03-04) — typical lunar-calendar drift.
Falling on a Sunday gives the day a Surya emphasis — Sun-ruled rites and copper offerings carry extra weight.
The 2027 observance fell on Thursday, 2027-03-04 — this year arrives 12 days earlier in the Gregorian calendar, the familiar 11-day shift of the unmodified lunar year.
Looking ahead to 2029, Shattila Ekadashi will fall on Friday, 2029-02-09 (10 days earlier than this year). So planning ritual schedules across years means anchoring to the tithi rather than the Gregorian date.
Astronomical context for Shattila Ekadashi 2028
On Sunday, February 20, 2028, sunrise in Delhi (the reference city for this page) falls at 06:55 IST and sunset at 18:14 IST — a daylight span of 11h 19m. Across the six pan-Indian cities tabulated below, sunrise on this date varies from 06:05 (Kolkata) at the eastern edge to 07:04 (Mumbai) in the west — a 59-minute difference that drives the city-by-city muhurat shift you see in the table.
For Shattila Ekadashi 2028, the central rite of udaya tithi (sunrise) depends on the festival tithi being present during that window on 2028-02-20 — 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 Shattila Ekadashi 2028
| City | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 6:55 AM | 6:14 PM |
| Mumbai | 7:04 AM | 6:40 PM |
| Bangalore | 6:40 AM | 6:26 PM |
| Chennai | 6:29 AM | 6:15 PM |
| Kolkata | 6:05 AM | 5:35 PM |
| Pune | 6:59 AM | 6:36 PM |
Why This Date?
Shattila 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 sesame as the prescribed offering)
Legend & History
In the Bhavishya Purana, Sage Pulastya teaches the Shattila vrata to Dalbhya. A wealthy brahmana woman had ritual purity but never gave in charity — she received only minimal merit from her fasts. Aft… Read full legend →Show less ↑
In the Bhavishya Purana, Sage Pulastya teaches the Shattila vrata to Dalbhya. A wealthy brahmana woman had ritual purity but never gave in charity — she received only minimal merit from her fasts. After death she was reborn impoverished. Vishnu Himself, disguised, taught her: charity of sesame in six forms (snāna, mardana, homa, tarpana, bhojana, dāna) on Magha Krishna Ekadashi multiplies merit immeasurably. She observed and was freed from poverty and reborn into prosperity.
How to Observe
The six (shat) uses of sesame (tila) define the vrata: (1) bathe in water with sesame, (2) anoint the body with sesame oil, (3) offer sesame in havan/homa, (4) offer tarpana (water for ancestors) with sesame, (5) consume some sesame (small amount) at parana, (6) donate sesame to brahmins and the poor. Observe the Ekadashi fast otherwise. This is the only ekadashi where sesame is specifically prescribed.
Significance
The "charity ekadashi" — addresses the spiritual blockage of accumulating merit without sharing it. Tila daana symbolises the dissolution of dāna-vighna (giving-obstruction). Especially observed in cold-weather regions where sesame oil and sesame sweets provide warmth — practical charity meets ritual prescription. Removes poverty and the karmic patterns that produce it. The Magha-month timing connects to the broader pilgrimage and giving season.
Fasting
Ekadashi fast – no grains or beans, but sesame (til) in the six prescribed forms is specifically required. Break fast on Dwadashi morning.
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