Gita Jayanti 1911
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:27
- Sunset17:07
- Fasting window (tithi)1911-12-01 · 20:10 → 19:08
- Parana (tithi ends)19:08
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 1911
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1911
- Vasant Panchami — 4 February 1911
- Maha Shivaratri — 27 February 1911
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 1911
- Holi — 15 March 1911
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 31 March 1911
- Ram Navami — 7 April 1911
- Akshaya Tritiya — 1 May 1911
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 1911
- Guru Purnima — 11 July 1911
- Nag Panchami — 30 July 1911
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 1911
- Krishna Janmashtami — 17 August 1911
- Hartalika Teej — 26 August 1911
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 27 August 1911
- Anant Chaturdashi — 7 September 1911
- Pitru Paksha begins — 9 September 1911
- Sharad Navratri begins — 23 September 1911
- Durga Ashtami — 30 September 1911
- Maha Navami — 2 October 1911
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 2 October 1911
- Karwa Chauth — 11 October 1911
- Dhanteras — 19 October 1911
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 21 October 1911
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 21 October 1911
- Govardhan Puja — 23 October 1911
- Bhai Dooj — 24 October 1911
- Chhath Puja — 28 October 1911
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 6 November 1911
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 6 November 1911
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