Gita Jayanti 1912
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:39
- Sunset17:12
- Fasting window (tithi)1912-12-19 · 17:15 → 17:20
- Parana (tithi ends)17:20
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 1912
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1912
- Vasant Panchami — 24 January 1912
- Maha Shivaratri — 16 February 1912
- Holika Dahan — 2 March 1912
- Holi — 4 March 1912
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 19 March 1912
- Ram Navami — 27 March 1912
- Akshaya Tritiya — 20 April 1912
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 16 July 1912
- Guru Purnima — 29 July 1912
- Nag Panchami — 17 August 1912
- Raksha Bandhan — 27 August 1912
- Krishna Janmashtami — 4 September 1912
- Hartalika Teej — 13 September 1912
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 14 September 1912
- Anant Chaturdashi — 25 September 1912
- Pitru Paksha begins — 27 September 1912
- Sharad Navratri begins — 11 October 1912
- Durga Ashtami — 18 October 1912
- Maha Navami — 19 October 1912
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 20 October 1912
- Karwa Chauth — 29 October 1912
- Dhanteras — 6 November 1912
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 8 November 1912
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 8 November 1912
- Govardhan Puja — 10 November 1912
- Bhai Dooj — 11 November 1912
- Chhath Puja — 15 November 1912
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 24 November 1912
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 24 November 1912
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