Gita Jayanti 1926
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:36
- Sunset17:10
- Fasting window (tithi)1926-12-14 · 19:02 → 17:03
- Parana (tithi ends)17:03
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 1926
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1926
- Vasant Panchami — 18 January 1926
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 March 1926
- Holika Dahan — 28 March 1926
- Holi — 30 March 1926
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 13 April 1926
- Ram Navami — 21 April 1926
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 1926
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 12 July 1926
- Guru Purnima — 25 July 1926
- Nag Panchami — 13 August 1926
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 1926
- Krishna Janmashtami — 29 August 1926
- Hartalika Teej — 10 September 1926
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 11 September 1926
- Anant Chaturdashi — 20 September 1926
- Pitru Paksha begins — 22 September 1926
- Sharad Navratri begins — 7 October 1926
- Durga Ashtami — 15 October 1926
- Maha Navami — 15 October 1926
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 1926
- Karwa Chauth — 24 October 1926
- Dhanteras — 2 November 1926
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 4 November 1926
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 5 November 1926
- Govardhan Puja — 6 November 1926
- Bhai Dooj — 7 November 1926
- Chhath Puja — 11 November 1926
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 19 November 1926
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 19 November 1926
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