Gita Jayanti 1924
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:31
- Sunset17:08
- Fasting window (tithi)03:13 → 1924-12-07 · 04:25
- Parana (tithi ends)04:251924-12-07
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 1924
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1924
- Vasant Panchami — 10 February 1924
- Maha Shivaratri — 3 March 1924
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 1924
- Holi — 22 March 1924
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 5 April 1924
- Ram Navami — 13 April 1924
- Akshaya Tritiya — 6 May 1924
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 4 July 1924
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 1924
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 1924
- Raksha Bandhan — 14 August 1924
- Krishna Janmashtami — 22 August 1924
- Hartalika Teej — 2 September 1924
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 2 September 1924
- Anant Chaturdashi — 12 September 1924
- Pitru Paksha begins — 14 September 1924
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 1924
- Durga Ashtami — 6 October 1924
- Maha Navami — 6 October 1924
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 1924
- Karwa Chauth — 16 October 1924
- Dhanteras — 25 October 1924
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 27 October 1924
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 27 October 1924
- Govardhan Puja — 29 October 1924
- Bhai Dooj — 30 October 1924
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 1924
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 11 November 1924
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 11 November 1924
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