September 22, 2026 Hindu Panchang: Ekadashi to Dwadashi

If you are deciding whether September 22, 2026 is Ekadashi, the practical answer is yes for most regions—but not for the entire civil day. The tithi changes in the evening, so the time of an observance matters as much as the date printed on your calendar.

Use this daily Panchang to identify the lunar day and prepare for the transition. If you are keeping a vrata, arranging temple worship, or determining a parana time, confirm the final details with a Panchang calculated for your city and the rules of your sampradaya.

Key takeaways for September 22

• September 22, 2026 falls on a Tuesday.
• The date is in Shukla Paksha, the waxing or light half of the lunar month.
• Shukla Paksha Ekadashi continues until 7:48 PM in most regions.
• After 7:48 PM, the prevailing tithi is Shukla Paksha Dwadashi.
• The transition at 7:48 PM identifies the change of tithi. It should not automatically be treated as an Ekadashi parana time or a general muhurta.

Why the 7:48 PM transition matters

A tithi is not locked to the midnight-to-midnight structure of a civil date. It is a lunar division that can begin or end during the morning, afternoon, or evening. That is why calling September 22 simply Ekadashi leaves out an important part of the day.

For an activity completed before the stated transition, Ekadashi is the prevailing tithi. For an activity begun after it, Dwadashi is the prevailing tithi. If an observance crosses 7:48 PM, note both the start time and the transition rather than assigning the whole activity to whichever tithi occupied most of the civil day.

This distinction is especially useful when recording a sankalpa, maintaining a family religious calendar, or coordinating an evening programme. It prevents the common mistake of assuming that the tithi named at the start of the date continues until midnight.

If you are observing Ekadashi vrata

The date and tithi give you the framework for the observance, but they do not create one universal vrata rule. Vaishnava lineages, regional calendars, temples, and family traditions can differ in how they determine the observance day and the proper time for concluding it. Follow the calendar and discipline your household, guru, or temple ordinarily uses.

1. Mark Tuesday, September 22 as the Ekadashi date. In most regions, Ekadashi remains in effect through the daytime and into the evening.
2. Record the 7:48 PM tithi change separately. After that point, the calendar has moved into Dwadashi even though the civil date is still September 22.
3. Do not assume that 7:48 PM is the time to break the vrata. The beginning of Dwadashi and the permitted parana window are related but not interchangeable. A reliable parana decision also requires local calendar details and the rule followed by your tradition.
4. Check the next morning before fixing parana. Use a location-specific Panchang or a trusted temple calendar that explicitly gives the Ekadashi observance and Dwadashi parana window for your city.
5. Keep the form of the vrata appropriate to you. A tithi entry establishes religious timing; it does not establish whether abstaining from food or water is medically safe. If fasting could put your health at risk, use a form of observance permitted by your tradition and seek appropriate professional guidance where needed.

The central error to avoid is simple: do not break a vrata at 7:48 PM merely because Dwadashi has begun. First establish the parana rule that applies to your location and lineage.

This tithi entry is not a complete muhurta

A full Panchang assessment considers more than tithi. Its traditional five limbs are vara, tithi, nakshatra, yoga, and karana. Sunrise, sunset, locality, and the nature of the proposed activity can also affect practical religious timing.

The information for September 22 securely answers three questions: the civil weekday, the paksha, and when Ekadashi gives way to Dwadashi. It does not, by itself, establish a wedding muhurta, griha pravesh time, business-opening time, travel muhurta, or another specialised auspicious window.

The phrase most regions also deserves attention. Panchang timings are location-sensitive, and a time prepared for one place should not be applied mechanically in another time zone. This is particularly important if you live outside Bharat or if a ritual depends on the tithi at sunrise. Use 7:48 PM as the stated general transition, then verify it against your city-level Panchang whenever a precise ritual boundary will change what you do.

Before making your sankalpa, write down two facts: Ekadashi on September 22 and the change to Dwadashi at 7:48 PM. Then make one local check for the observance or parana rule you actually need. That short workflow is more reliable than treating a date label as an all-day instruction.

References

• Hindu Blog — September 22 2026 Tithi — Panchang — Hindu Calendar — Good Time — Nakshatra — Rashi