Mokshada Ekadashi
मोक्षदा एकादशी
The Ekadashi of liberation, and the day the Bhagavad Gita was spoken.
When is Mokshada Ekadashi?
Sunday, December 20, 2026In 47 days
Poush 5, 2083
Tithi: Mangsir Shukla Ekadashi. Households (Smarta) keep the day Ekadashi stands at sunrise in Nepal, and Vaishnavas the last day it stands at dawn. Where the two differ, Nepal's patro gives both days.
See this day on the patroWhat Mokshada Ekadashi is
Mokshada Ekadashi is the eleventh day of the bright fortnight of Mangsir. Mokshada means giver of liberation, and the fast is kept for the release of one's ancestors. The same day is Gita Jayanti: on it Lord Krishna spoke the Gita to Arjuna on the field of Kurukshetra.
How families keep it
Those who keep the fast eat no grain or pulses that day. Lord Vishnu is worshipped with tulsi leaves, the Gita is read in homes and temples, and the fast is broken the next morning, on Dwadashi.
Mokshada Ekadashi in the coming years
- 2026Sunday, December 20, 2026Poush 5, 2083
- 2027Thursday, December 9, 2027Mangsir 23, 2084
- 2029Sunday, December 16, 2029Poush 1, 2086
- 2030Thursday, December 5, 2030Mangsir 19, 2087
- 2031Wednesday, December 24, 2031Poush 8, 2088
Each date is the day Nepal keeps the festival. Nepal publishes its patro one year at a time, so a date further ahead can move by a day when that year's patro comes out. For a ceremony, Pandit Ji confirms the day and the muhurta.
Planning a puja for Mokshada Ekadashi?
See what Pandit Ji offers and the days he has open. He confirms the day and the muhurta with you.
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