Shattila Ekadashi
षट्तिला एकादशी
The Ekadashi of sesame, which is used in six ways on this day.
When is Shattila Ekadashi?
Tuesday, February 2, 2027In 91 days
Magh 19, 2083
Tithi: Magh Krishna 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 Shattila Ekadashi is
Shattila Ekadashi is the eleventh day of the dark fortnight of Magh. Shat is six and tila is sesame: sesame is used in the bath, rubbed on the body, offered in the fire, given with water to the ancestors, given away and eaten.
How families keep it
Those who keep the fast eat no grain and use sesame in the six ways. Lord Vishnu is worshipped, sesame is given away, and the fast is broken the next morning, on Dwadashi.
Shattila Ekadashi in the coming years
- 2026Wednesday, January 14, 2026Poush 30, 2082
- 2027Tuesday, February 2, 2027Magh 19, 2083
- 2028Saturday, January 22, 2028Magh 8, 2084
- 2030Tuesday, January 29, 2030 (Smarta)Magh 15, 2086
- 2030Wednesday, January 30, 2030 (Vaishnava)Magh 16, 2086
- 2031Sunday, January 19, 2031Magh 5, 2087
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 Shattila 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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