Ekadashi and Vrat Days Abroad: Which Date Should You Fast?

The ekadashi you see on an Indian calendar can be the wrong fasting day in your country. The sunrise rule decides — here is how to check for your city.

The sunrise rule applies to fasts too

Ekadashi vrat is observed on the civil day when the 11th tithi prevails at local sunrise (with classical exceptions when it is straddled — smarta vs vaishnava traditions differ on those edge cases; consult your tradition's purohit when the boundary is fine).

Why the date shifts abroad

The tithi boundary is a single instant worldwide, but sunrise is not. When ekadashi begins late in the Indian night, cities west of India (UK, Europe, the Americas) may still have dashami at their sunrise — pushing their vrat one day later than India's calendar. Cities east (Singapore, Sydney) usually match India, but not always.

Check, don't assume

Before every vrat, check the tithi at your local sunrise. Our city pages show today's tithi computed for your city and flag explicitly whether it matches the tithi at sunrise in India.