Saturday, 21 November 2026
Kartik, Shukla Paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
Dwadashi · Dev Uthani Ekadashi
21 November 2026 is Kartik Shukla Paksha Dwadashi, a Shanivaar (शनिवार). It is Dev Uthani Ekadashi, also called Prabodhini Ekadashi, Devutthana Ekadashi, Dev Uthani Gyaras, Haribodhini Ekadashi and Kartik Shukla Ekadashi. The tithi runs from 6:31 AM until 4:56 AM the following morning, 22 November 2026. Sunrise at New Delhi is 6:48 AM and sunset is 5:25 PM. Rahu Kaal falls between 9:27 AM and 10:46 AM, and the Abhijit Muhurat is 11:45 AM to 12:27 PM.
Tithi, Paksha and Vaar (तिथि)
Dwadashi begins 6:31 AM and ends 4:56 AM, 22 Nov — that is the following morning, not this one.
2 observances on this date
Dev Uthani Ekadashiदेवउठनी एकादशी
Kartik Shukla Paksha Ekadashi
Also known as Prabodhini Ekadashi, Devutthana Ekadashi, Dev Uthani Gyaras, Haribodhini Ekadashi, Kartik Shukla Ekadashi, Uthana Dwadashi, Prabodhotsav and Kartiki Ekadashi.
Vishnu wakes from the four-month Chaturmas sleep that began on Devshayani Ekadashi, and the Hindu wedding season reopens -- this is the first auspicious day for marriages, housewarmings and new ventures after four months of waiting. Fasting on this Ekadashi is held to carry the merit of every Ekadashi of the year.
What devotees do
- Fast from sunrise; no rice, grains or lentils.
- Wake Vishnu at dawn with conch and bell and the Prabodhini stotra.
- Light lamps at the Tulsi plant and draw a rangoli around it for Tulsi Vivah.
- Break the fast the next morning after sunrise.
Dwadashi ends at 4:56 AM on 22 Nov -- BEFORE sunrise -- so parana cannot fall inside Dwadashi at all. The accepted fallback is to break the fast soon after sunrise.
Ekadashi is KSHAYA this year: it begins at 7:16 AM on 20 November, after that morning's sunrise, and ends at 6:31 AM on 21 November, before that morning's sunrise. It therefore prevails at no sunrise at all. Because 20 November is Dashami-viddha at sunrise, most authorities place the vrat on 21 November, and published 2026 lists agree. Some panchangs will print 20 November. Confirm with your family or temple tradition.
Tulsi Vivahतुलसी विवाह
Kartik Shukla Paksha Dwadashi
Also known as Tulsi Kalyanam, Tulasi Vivaha and Tulsi Shaligram Vivah.
The ceremonial marriage of the Tulsi plant to Shaligram, Vishnu in stone -- performed as a full wedding with mandap, mangalsutra and baraat. It formally opens the wedding season, and a family with no daughter to give away gains the merit of kanyadaan by performing it.
What devotees do
- Decorate the Tulsi in a bridal sari with a mandap of sugarcane.
- Perform the full marriage rite at pradosh.
- Distribute prasad as at a wedding.
Tulsi Vivah is usually the day after Dev Uthani Ekadashi, but the tithis are compressed this year: Dwadashi runs 21 Nov 6:31 AM to 22 Nov 4:56 AM, so it covers the evening of the 21st and has already ended before the evening of the 22nd. By the pradosh rule the ceremony therefore falls on 21 November, the same day as the Ekadashi vrat. Almanacs that key it to the day-count rather than to pradosh will print 22 November.
Shubh Muhurat (शुभ मुहूर्त)
Abhijit is the eighth of the fifteen muhurtas between sunrise and sunset, so it is 42 minutes long today rather than a fixed 48 — it stretches and shrinks with the length of the day.
Ashubh Kaal (अशुभ काल)
We do not publish Varjyam, Dur Muhurat or Godhuli Muhurat. The rules behind them are known, but the underlying tables differ between sources by enough to move a window by the better part of an hour — and these are windows whose whole purpose is telling you not to begin something. We would rather leave them out than print a number we cannot stand behind.
Choghadiya (चौघड़िया)
The day and the night are each divided into eight parts. Amrit, Shubh and Labh are auspicious; Char is neutral; Udveg, Kaal and Rog are best avoided. It is the quickest check there is for whether the next hour and a half is a good time to begin something.
Day — sunrise 6:48 AM to sunset 5:25 PM
Night — sunset 5:25 PM to sunrise 6:49 AM
The night choghadiya belongs to Shanivaar, not to the next day: in the panchang the weekday changes at sunrise, not at midnight.
Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana (नक्षत्र)
The Moon is in Uttara Bhadrapada at sunrise, in its 4th pada. A karana is half a tithi, which is why there are more of them in a day than anything else here.
Sun and Moon (सूर्य और चंद्र)
Day length is 10 hours 37 minutes, night 13 hours 24 minutes.
Hora (होरा)
Twenty-four planetary hours from sunrise, in the Chaldean order. The first is always ruled by the lord of the weekday — Saturn (Shani) today, which is what makes it Shanivaar. Day horas and night horas are not sixty minutes each; they are a twelfth of the actual day and a twelfth of the actual night.
Rashi, Masa and Samvat (मास)
The two masa reckonings differ through every waning fortnight, which is why a calendar from Delhi and one from Chennai can name the same day differently. Today it is Kartik in the north and Kartik in the south — the same, as they always are in a waxing fortnight.
Questions about 21 November 2026
What tithi is 21 November 2026?
21 November 2026 is Kartik Shukla Paksha Dwadashi. The tithi runs from 6:31 AM until 4:56 AM the following morning, 22 November 2026, calculated for New Delhi.
Is 21 November 2026 Dev Uthani Ekadashi?
Yes. 21 November 2026 is Dev Uthani Ekadashi, also known as Prabodhini Ekadashi, Devutthana Ekadashi, Dev Uthani Gyaras, Haribodhini Ekadashi, Kartik Shukla Ekadashi, Uthana Dwadashi, Prabodhotsav and Kartiki Ekadashi. Vishnu wakes from the four-month Chaturmas sleep that began on Devshayani Ekadashi, and the Hindu wedding season reopens -- this is the first auspicious day for marriages, housewarmings and new ventures after four months of waiting. Fasting on this Ekadashi is held to carry the merit of every Ekadashi of the year.
What is the parana time for Dev Uthani Ekadashi?
The fast is broken between 6:49 AM and 8:56 AM on 22 November 2026. Dwadashi ends at 4:56 AM on 22 Nov -- BEFORE sunrise -- so parana cannot fall inside Dwadashi at all. The accepted fallback is to break the fast soon after sunrise.
Why do some calendars show a different date for Dev Uthani Ekadashi?
Ekadashi is KSHAYA this year: it begins at 7:16 AM on 20 November, after that morning's sunrise, and ends at 6:31 AM on 21 November, before that morning's sunrise. It therefore prevails at no sunrise at all. Because 20 November is Dashami-viddha at sunrise, most authorities place the vrat on 21 November, and published 2026 lists agree. Some panchangs will print 20 November. Confirm with your family or temple tradition.
What is the Rahu Kaal on 21 November 2026?
Rahu Kaal on 21 November 2026 is from 9:27 AM to 10:46 AM at New Delhi. Yamaganda is 1:26 PM to 2:45 PM and Gulika Kaal is 6:48 AM to 8:07 AM. These are the periods in which new work is traditionally not begun.
What is the shubh muhurat on 21 November 2026?
Abhijit Muhurat, the window good for almost any undertaking, is 11:45 AM to 12:27 PM. Brahma Muhurat is 5:00 AM to 5:54 AM before dawn, and Vijaya Muhurat is 1:52 PM to 2:35 PM.
What time is sunrise and sunset on 21 November 2026?
At New Delhi, sunrise on 21 November 2026 is 6:48 AM and sunset is 5:25 PM. Moonrise is 2:49 PM and moonset is 3:02 AM.
All timings are calculated for New Delhi, India (28.61°N, 77.21°E) in Indian Standard Time, using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsha. Sunrise and every muhurat derived from it shift by up to an hour across India, so times will differ for your city.