Vaikuntha Ekadashi 2026 – Date

Vaikuntha Ekadashi (Mukkoti Ekadashi) in 2026 falls on Sunday 20 December 2026 in the Telugu states (Hyderabad, IST).

Vaikuntha Ekadashi (Mukkoti Ekadashi) is the sukla ekadashi that falls in Dhanurmasam, while the Sun is in sidereal Dhanus: the northern door (Vaikuntha dwaram) of Vishnu temples is opened at dawn, and the queues at Tirumala, Srirangam and Bhadrachalam are the longest of the year. Depending on the year it is the Margashira or the Pushya sukla ekadashi, which is why it moves between late December and mid-January.

Tithi timing

Sukla Ekadasi begins 19 December 2026 at 10:09 PM IST and ends 20 December 2026 at 8:15 PM IST.

How the date is decided

The sukla ekadashi (smarta day) that falls while the Sun is in sidereal Dhanus (Dhanurmasam); Margashira or Pushya sukla ekadashi.

Date by city

Different date in: Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area — the tithi is judged against each city's own sunrise and local time (daylight saving included), so the day can shift for cities west of India.

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• Kartika Somavaram – Monday 30 November 2026
• Margashira Masam begins – Wednesday 9 December 2026
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• Subrahmanya Shashti – Tuesday 15 December 2026
• Dhanurmasam begins – Wednesday 16 December 2026
• Dattatreya Jayanti – Thursday 24 December 2026

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