Gita Jayanti 1916
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:30
- Sunset17:08
- Fasting window (tithi)1916-12-04 · 16:23 → 15:55
- Parana (tithi ends)15:55
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 1916
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1916
- Vasant Panchami — 8 February 1916
- Maha Shivaratri — 2 March 1916
- Holika Dahan — 19 March 1916
- Holi — 20 March 1916
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 3 April 1916
- Ram Navami — 11 April 1916
- Akshaya Tritiya — 5 May 1916
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 2 July 1916
- Guru Purnima — 15 July 1916
- Nag Panchami — 4 August 1916
- Raksha Bandhan — 13 August 1916
- Krishna Janmashtami — 20 August 1916
- Hartalika Teej — 31 August 1916
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 1 September 1916
- Anant Chaturdashi — 10 September 1916
- Pitru Paksha begins — 12 September 1916
- Sharad Navratri begins — 28 September 1916
- Durga Ashtami — 4 October 1916
- Maha Navami — 5 October 1916
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 6 October 1916
- Karwa Chauth — 14 October 1916
- Dhanteras — 24 October 1916
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 25 October 1916
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 26 October 1916
- Govardhan Puja — 27 October 1916
- Bhai Dooj — 28 October 1916
- Chhath Puja — 1 November 1916
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 9 November 1916
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 9 November 1916
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