🪷 1940 Ekādaśī Calendar · 25 Fast-Days for Vaiṣṇava Observance
Every 11th tithi of every pakṣa · the most sacred fast-day of the lunar cycle · 25 occurrences in 1940
Ekādaśī is the eleventh tithi (lunar day) of each pakṣa (fortnight). Two Ekādaśīs per month · 24 across the lunar year (occasionally 26 when there's an extra month). Vaiṣṇavas traditionally fast on these days · offering even food-restraint to Viṣṇu. Each Ekādaśī carries its own name and merit per the Bhāgavata-Purāṇa and Padma-Purāṇa.
| Date | Day | Pakṣa | Name (if classical) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940-01-05 | Fri | Kṛṣṇa | Ekādaśī |
| 1940-01-20 | Sat | Śukla | Jayā Ekādaśī |
| 1940-02-03 | Sat | Kṛṣṇa | Ṣaṭ-tilā Ekādaśī |
| 1940-02-19 | Mon | Śukla | Āmalakī Ekādaśī |
| 1940-03-04 | Mon | Kṛṣṇa | Vijayā Ekādaśī |
| 1940-04-03 | Wed | Kṛṣṇa | Pāpamocanī Ekādaśī |
| 1940-04-18 | Thu | Śukla | Mohinī Ekādaśī |
| 1940-05-02 | Thu | Kṛṣṇa | Varūthinī Ekādaśī |
| 1940-05-03 | Fri | Kṛṣṇa | Varūthinī Ekādaśī |
| 1940-05-17 | Fri | Śukla | Nirjalā Ekādaśī |
| 1940-06-01 | Sat | Kṛṣṇa | Aparā Ekādaśī |
| 1940-06-15 | Sat | Śukla | Devśayanī Ekādaśī |
| 1940-07-01 | Mon | Kṛṣṇa | Kāmikā Ekādaśī |
| 1940-07-15 | Mon | Śukla | Devśayanī Ekādaśī |
| 1940-07-30 | Tue | Kṛṣṇa | Ajā Ekādaśī |
| 1940-08-13 | Tue | Śukla | Pavitropanā Ekādaśī (Putradā) |
| 1940-08-29 | Thu | Kṛṣṇa | Indirā Ekādaśī |
| 1940-09-12 | Thu | Śukla | Pārśva (Parivartinī) Ekādaśī |
| 1940-09-27 | Fri | Kṛṣṇa | Ramā Ekādaśī |
| 1940-10-11 | Fri | Śukla | Pāśāṅkuśā Ekādaśī |
| 1940-10-27 | Sun | Kṛṣṇa | Utpannā Ekādaśī |
| 1940-11-10 | Sun | Śukla | Devotthāna Ekādaśī (Prabodhinī) |
| 1940-11-25 | Mon | Kṛṣṇa | Saphalā Ekādaśī |
| 1940-12-10 | Tue | Śukla | Gītā Jayantī (= Mokṣadā Ekādaśī) |
| 1940-12-24 | Tue | Kṛṣṇa | Ekādaśī |
Cross-References
- Full 1940 Hindu calendar
- All 124 festivals · including major Ekādaśīs
- BG 12 Bhakti-Yoga · the chapter that makes every action an offering
- Krishna · the recipient of every Ekādaśī observance
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