Dev Uthani Ekadashi · India

Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 in Kolkata

In Kolkata, West Bengal, Dev Uthani Ekadashi is on Friday, 20 November 2026, by Kolkata's own sunrise and moonrise. Parana (break the fast): 12:28 PM, 21 Nov to 02:40 PM, 21 Nov. The same date as in India.

Dev Uthani Ekadashi

Dev Uthani Ekadashi muhurat and timings in Kolkata

Timings for Kolkata, West Bengal · IST (UTC+5:30) · Sunrise 05:52 AM · Sunset 04:52 PM

Date

Fri, 20 Nov, 2026

Tithi at sunrise

Dashami (Shukla)

Sunrise

05:52 AM

Sunset

04:52 PM

Best time for Dev Uthani Ekadashi

Parana (break the fast)

12:28 PM, 21 Nov – 02:40 PM, 21 Nov

Duration 2 h 12 min · Hari Vasara lasts into midday, so the fast is broken in the afternoon (Aparahna), before Dwadashi ends.

Other auspicious timings

Vishnu awakening puja: Pradosh
Lord Vishnu is woken from his four-month sleep in the evening, with lamps, conch and bells.
04:52 PM – 07:28 PM

Tithi, nakshatra and key moments

Ekadashi tithi
07:16 AM – 06:32 AM, 21 Nov
Abhijit Muhurat
11:00 AM – 11:44 AM
Amrit Kaal
02:04 AM, 21 Nov – 03:40 AM, 21 Nov
Dwadashi tithi (next day)
06:32 AM, 21 Nov – 04:57 AM, 22 Nov
Hari Vasara ends
12:08 PM, 21 Nov

Inauspicious times: traditionally avoided for starting the puja

Gulika Kaal
07:15 AM – 08:37 AM
Rahu Kaal
10:00 AM – 11:22 AM
Yamaganda
02:07 PM – 03:29 PM
Varjyam
04:30 PM – 06:06 PM
Bhadra (Vishti karana)
Moon in Meena: Bhadra is on earth, avoid auspicious work.
07:01 PM – 06:32 AM, 21 Nov

Chaturmas ends today; weddings and other ceremonies resume from now on. Smarta and Vaishnava traditions can keep Ekadashi on different days.

Choghadiya for the day and night

Day

Chal05:52 AM – 07:15 AM
Labh07:15 AM – 08:37 AM
Amrit08:37 AM – 10:00 AM
Kaal10:00 AM – 11:22 AM
Shubh11:22 AM – 12:44 PM
Rog12:44 PM – 02:07 PM
Udveg02:07 PM – 03:29 PM
Chal03:29 PM – 04:52 PM

Night

Rog04:52 PM – 06:29 PM
Kaal06:29 PM – 08:07 PM
Labh08:07 PM – 09:45 PM
Udveg09:45 PM – 11:22 PM
Shubh11:22 PM – 01:00 AM, 21 Nov
Amrit01:00 AM, 21 Nov – 02:38 AM, 21 Nov
Chal02:38 AM, 21 Nov – 04:15 AM, 21 Nov
Rog04:15 AM, 21 Nov – 05:53 AM, 21 Nov

Calculated for Kolkata, West Bengal (sidereal Lahiri, local sunrise). Regional and family traditions can differ by a day or in the exact window; follow your family priest where they differ.

About Dev Uthani Ekadashi

Prabodhini Ekadashi, widely known as Dev Uthani Ekadashi (also Devutthana or Deothan Ekadashi), is the day on which Vishnu is traditionally believed to wake from his cosmic sleep (Yoga Nidra). It falls on Kartika Shukla Ekadashi, the eleventh day of the bright half of Kartika, about eleven days after Diwali. Devotees fast, worship Vishnu in the evening with songs and offerings to 'wake' him, and in many homes the marriage of Tulsi with Vishnu (Tulsi Vivah) is celebrated on this day or the next.

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Dev Uthani Ekadashi in Kolkata: questions

When is Dev Uthani Ekadashi 2026 in Kolkata?

Friday, 20 November 2026, by Kolkata's own sunrise and moonrise. In India (New Delhi) it is on Friday, 20 November 2026.

What is the parana (break the fast) time in Kolkata?

12:28 PM, 21 Nov to 02:40 PM, 21 Nov on Friday, 20 November 2026, local time in Kolkata. Hari Vasara lasts into midday, so the fast is broken in the afternoon (Aparahna), before Dwadashi ends..

What time is sunrise and sunset in Kolkata on 20 November 2026?

Sunrise 05:52 AM and sunset 04:52 PM, local time.

Which times should be avoided for the Dev Uthani Ekadashi puja in Kolkata?

Gulika Kaal 07:15 AM to 08:37 AM; Rahu Kaal 10:00 AM to 11:22 AM; Yamaganda 02:07 PM to 03:29 PM; Varjyam 04:30 PM to 06:06 PM; Bhadra (Vishti karana) 07:01 PM to 06:32 AM, 21 Nov.