Gita Jayanti 1956
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:36
- Sunset17:10
- Fasting window (tithi)1956-12-13 · 08:18 → 08:11
- Parana (tithi ends)08:11
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 1956
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1956
- Vasant Panchami — 16 February 1956
- Maha Shivaratri — 10 March 1956
- Holika Dahan — 26 March 1956
- Holi — 27 March 1956
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 12 April 1956
- Ram Navami — 19 April 1956
- Akshaya Tritiya — 12 May 1956
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 9 July 1956
- Guru Purnima — 22 July 1956
- Nag Panchami — 10 August 1956
- Raksha Bandhan — 21 August 1956
- Krishna Janmashtami — 28 August 1956
- Hartalika Teej — 7 September 1956
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 8 September 1956
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 1956
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 1956
- Sharad Navratri begins — 5 October 1956
- Durga Ashtami — 12 October 1956
- Maha Navami — 13 October 1956
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 14 October 1956
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 1956
- Dhanteras — 31 October 1956
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 1 November 1956
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 2 November 1956
- Govardhan Puja — 3 November 1956
- Bhai Dooj — 4 November 1956
- Chhath Puja — 8 November 1956
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 1956
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 1956
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