Gita Jayanti 1915
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:37
- Sunset17:11
- Fasting window (tithi)1915-12-16 · 07:03 → 08:48
- Parana (tithi ends)08:48
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 1915
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1915
- Vasant Panchami — 20 January 1915
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 1915
- Holika Dahan — 1 March 1915
- Holi — 2 March 1915
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 16 March 1915
- Ram Navami — 25 March 1915
- Akshaya Tritiya — 17 May 1915
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 14 July 1915
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 1915
- Nag Panchami — 15 August 1915
- Raksha Bandhan — 24 August 1915
- Krishna Janmashtami — 1 September 1915
- Hartalika Teej — 12 September 1915
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 12 September 1915
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 1915
- Pitru Paksha begins — 24 September 1915
- Sharad Navratri begins — 9 October 1915
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 1915
- Maha Navami — 16 October 1915
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 17 October 1915
- Karwa Chauth — 26 October 1915
- Dhanteras — 5 November 1915
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 6 November 1915
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 6 November 1915
- Govardhan Puja — 8 November 1915
- Bhai Dooj — 9 November 1915
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 1915
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 21 November 1915
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 21 November 1915
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