Gita Jayanti 1918
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:35
- Sunset17:10
- Fasting window (tithi)1918-12-13 · 14:34 → 11:51
- Parana (tithi ends)11:51
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 1918
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1918
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 1918
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 March 1918
- Holika Dahan — 27 March 1918
- Holi — 28 March 1918
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 12 April 1918
- Ram Navami — 19 April 1918
- Akshaya Tritiya — 13 May 1918
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 10 July 1918
- Guru Purnima — 23 July 1918
- Nag Panchami — 12 August 1918
- Raksha Bandhan — 22 August 1918
- Krishna Janmashtami — 28 August 1918
- Hartalika Teej — 8 September 1918
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 9 September 1918
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 1918
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 1918
- Sharad Navratri begins — 6 October 1918
- Durga Ashtami — 13 October 1918
- Maha Navami — 14 October 1918
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 15 October 1918
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 1918
- Dhanteras — 1 November 1918
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 2 November 1918
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 3 November 1918
- Govardhan Puja — 4 November 1918
- Bhai Dooj — 5 November 1918
- Chhath Puja — 10 November 1918
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 1918
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 1918
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