Vijaya Ekadashi 2026
Friday, 13 February 2026 · Krishna Paksha, Ekadashi tithi — Grants victory over obstacles and foes.
Vrat & Parana timing
Ekadashi is fasted through the tithi and broken the next morning on Dwadashi within the parana window. The times below are for New Delhi and indicative — confirm the exact tithi and parana for your city on the Panchang.
Vijaya Ekadashi
Friday, 13 February 2026
Times are for New Delhi and shift with your location. Check the day's Panchang for your city.
How the vrat is kept
A simple four-step observance, from the dawn sankalp to breaking the fast on Dwadashi.
Rise before dawn, bathe, and vow (sankalp) to keep the fast with a steady, pure mind.
Worship Lord Vishnu with tulsi, flowers, incense and a ghee lamp; offer fruit and panchamrit.
Set aside grains and pulses. Pass the day in chanting, katha and charity, and hold the night vigil.
Break the fast on Dwadashi morning within the prescribed window, after feeding the needy.
The vrat is completed only when it is broken correctly: on Dwadashi tithi, within the parana window and after Ekadashi has ended. In 2026 the parana for Vijaya Ekadashi falls the morning after Friday, 13 February 2026, in New Delhi.
Vijay Ekadashi is one of the auspicious days in the Hindu calendar. Lord Rama got clarity by observing a fast on this day and by praying to Lord Vishnu. The same applies to every devotee. When performed with deep dedication, rituals, and an immense love for the divine, it not only helps one to win inner challenges but also can flip the entire script or the destiny of an individual. Now, as you have clarity on how powerful this day is, know the exact timings and day when it falls in 2026, how to observe fast, and its significance.
Vijay Ekadashi 2026 Date and Timings
Vijay Ekadashi is one of the days when one can easily overcome inner battles. It is important to have an idea of the exact timings at which one should break the fast. Refer to the table below for the specific time duration.
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Date |
Parana Timings |
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February 14, 2026 |
7:00 A.M to 9:14 A.M |
Vijay Ekadashi Fasting
As the day is highly auspicious, it is vital to follow the proper rituals while fasting or offering prayers to achieve mental clarity and invoke the blessings of the divine. So, one must have an idea of the proper way.
Dashami (A Day Before)
- Eat satvic meals such as fruits, dry fruits, curd, milk, sabutdana, or samak rice,
- Finish the meal, usually around 7-8 P.M., for proper digestion and elevated energy
Vijay Ekadashi (On the Day of Fasting)
- Wake up early in the morning, offer water to the sun, and take a sankalp to observe the fast
- Only consume dry fruits or fruits one time, if the fast is not nirjala (without water)
- Do the routine work by avoiding sleeping during the day
- Chant the mantra “Om Namo Bhagavate Vasudevaya,” do aarti, and light a mustard lamp
- Break the fast in the evening by consuming light and satvic meals
Dwadashi (Day After the Fasting)
- Break the fast after sunrise and chant mantras or offer prayers
- Consume fruit or tulsi water while concluding the fast
- Offer or donate food or clothes to a Brahmin or someone in need
Vijaya Ekadashi Significance
Vijay Ekadashi holds great significance in the Hindu calendar. From helping one to control their emotions to dissolving the past and present karma, there are many benefits to fasting.
Karmic Cleansing: Fasting with all the rituals is said to cleanse sins, past and present.
Spiritual Liberation: This day brings spiritual liberation or moksha to those who devote themselves to the divine.
Victory Over Obstacles: As the day signifies the victory of good over evil, spiritual dedication helps one overcome human emotions such as jealousy, anger, and fear.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. A tithi begins and ends at a precise moment, and the vrat is kept on the day the Ekadashi tithi is current at sunrise. Because that moment falls at different clock times across India, regional calendars can differ by a day.
On Dwadashi tithi, within the parana window and only after the Ekadashi tithi has ended. Breaking it too early, or after Dwadashi has passed, is considered inauspicious.
From sunrise on Ekadashi, grains, rice and pulses are set aside. The day is spent in Vishnu worship, japa and charity, ideally with a night vigil (jagran), and the fast is broken only the next morning on Dwadashi within the parana window.
“Vijaya” means victorious. Lord Rama is said to have observed this Ekadashi before building the bridge to Lanka, and it grants victory over all obstacles and enemies.
Vijaya Ekadashi falls on Friday, 13 February 2026, on the Ekadashi tithi of the Krishna Paksha of Phalguna. The fast is broken on Saturday 14 February within the parana window.