Vaikuntha Ekadashi 2026 Date: Sunday, 20 December

Vaikuntha Ekadashi (Mukkoti Ekadashi) in 2026 falls on Sunday 20 December 2026 in the Telugu states (Hyderabad, IST). Sukla Ekadasi: 19 Dec 10:09 PM – 20 Dec 8:15 PM IST. In the USA: Sunday 20 December 2026 on the East Coast, Saturday 19 December 2026 on the West Coast; tithi Sat 19 Dec 11:39 AM – Sun 20 Dec 9:45 AM EST (8:39 AM – 6:45 AM PST). In the UK: Sunday 20 December 2026. Also called Mukkoti Ekadasi, Vaikunta Ekadasi.

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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.

Timings by city: India, USA, UK, Canada, Australia

Every time is computed for the city's own coordinates and time zone (daylight saving applied); nothing is converted from IST. The last column is the part of the day the rule judges, sunrise; the date is the day the tithi covers it. It is the window the tradition names for the observance, not a separately chosen muhurtham; we do not print other muhurthams because we have not verified them.

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 22 of 215 cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, San Jose, Fremont, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, Pleasanton, Sacramento, Folsom, Irvine, San Diego and 10 more — the tithi is judged against each city's own sunrise and local time (daylight saving included), so the day can shift for cities far from India.

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Stotras commonly recited

Full text in Telugu: Sri Vishnu Sahasranamam · Sri Venkateswara Suprabhatam · all stotras

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