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Mokshada Ekadashi 2025: Date, Timings, Rituals, Vrat Katha Significance, and More Details

Mokshada Ekadashi 2025 Date and Timings: This year, Mokshada Ekadashi tithi began at 9:29 PM on November 30, 2025, and will conclude at 7:01 PM on Monday, December 1, 2025.

2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Dec 3, 2025 05:54 AM IST

Mokshada Ekadashi 2025: All you need to know

Mokshada Ekadashi 2025 Vrat Katha, Date, Timings: The vrat katha is a sacred and noble story about devotion to one's parents and sacrificing merits for the sake of others; here's all you need to know

Mokshada Ekadashi 2025 Vrat Katha, Date and Timings: Ekadashi is one of the most significant days in Hinduism, as devotees observe fasts and worship Lord Vishnu and Maa Lakshmi in the hope of receiving heavenly benefits and achieving salvation from sins.

Ekadashi is one of the most significant observances in Hinduism, falling twice a month during Shukla Paksha and Krishna Paksha, wherein followers fast and worship Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi in the hope of receiving heavenly blessings and liberation from sins and achieving salvation (moksha).

Mokshada Ekadashi 2025: Date and Timings

Mokshada Ekadashi is celebrated in Margashirsha during Shukla Paksha according to the Hindu calendar, which falls in late November and early December as per the English calendar.

This year, Mokshada Ekadashi tithi began at 9:29 PM on November 30, 2025, and will conclude at 7:01 PM on Monday, December 1, 2025.

The Parana timings for breaking fast will be observed on December 2, from 6:57 AM to 9:03 AM. On the same day, the Dwadashi tithi will end at 3:57 PM.

Mokshada Ekadashi 2025: Rituals and Significance of Vrat Katha

The word “Mokshada” means “one who grants liberation“, thereby highlighting devotees detaching themselves from the cycle of birth and death, ultimately achieving spiritual liberation, known as moksha.

On this day, followers engage in fasting and prayers and seek blessings for both their spiritual journey and material well-being.

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According to Hindu legends, Lord Krishna preferred this month. Today, on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, Lord Krishna preached the Gita to Arjuna, Pandu’s son. As a result, Gita Jayanti is also observed on this date.

It is believed that devotees and ancestors who fast on Mokshada Ekadashi get salvation.

The vrat katha is a sacred and noble story about devotion to one’s parents and sacrificing merits for the sake of others.

Observing this fast blesses the devotees and their ancestors, as their sins and suffering are being removed.

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