Gita Jayanti 1908
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:29
- Sunset17:08
- Fasting window (tithi)1908-12-03 · 10:02 → 08:08
- Parana (tithi ends)08:08
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Gita Jayanti puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaGita Jayanti — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Gita Jayanti?
On the Shukla Ekadashi of Margashirsha, which is also Mokshada Ekadashi, usually in November–December. It marks the day the Bhagavad Gita was spoken at Kurukshetra. This year's date is shown above.
What is celebrated on Gita Jayanti?
The 'birth' of the Bhagavad Gita — the day Krishna spoke its seven hundred verses to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra. It is the rare festival that celebrates a text and the entry of a teaching into the world.
How is Gita Jayanti observed?
By worshipping and reading the Gita — ideally all eighteen chapters — reflecting on its counsel, worshipping Krishna the charioteer, and keeping the Mokshada Ekadashi fast. Gifting the Gita (Gita-daan) is held especially meritorious.
What is Mokshada Ekadashi?
The Ekadashi that coincides with Gita Jayanti, 'the giver of moksha', kept as a Vishnu fast whose merit is said to liberate one's ancestors. The two observances share the same day.
Other major festivals in 1908
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1908
- Vasant Panchami — 6 February 1908
- Maha Shivaratri — 1 March 1908
- Holika Dahan — 17 March 1908
- Holi — 19 March 1908
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 2 April 1908
- Ram Navami — 10 April 1908
- Akshaya Tritiya — 3 May 1908
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 30 June 1908
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 1908
- Nag Panchami — 2 August 1908
- Raksha Bandhan — 12 August 1908
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 1908
- Hartalika Teej — 30 August 1908
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 30 August 1908
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 1908
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 1908
- Sharad Navratri begins — 26 September 1908
- Durga Ashtami — 3 October 1908
- Maha Navami — 4 October 1908
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 5 October 1908
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 1908
- Dhanteras — 22 October 1908
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 24 October 1908
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 24 October 1908
- Govardhan Puja — 26 October 1908
- Bhai Dooj — 27 October 1908
- Chhath Puja — 31 October 1908
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 8 November 1908
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 8 November 1908
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