Gita Jayanti 1975
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:35
- Sunset17:10
- Fasting window (tithi)1975-12-13 · 14:32 → 16:46
- Parana (tithi ends)16:46
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 1975
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1975
- Vasant Panchami — 16 February 1975
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 March 1975
- Holika Dahan — 26 March 1975
- Holi — 28 March 1975
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 12 April 1975
- Ram Navami — 20 April 1975
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 1975
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 10 July 1975
- Guru Purnima — 23 July 1975
- Nag Panchami — 11 August 1975
- Raksha Bandhan — 21 August 1975
- Krishna Janmashtami — 29 August 1975
- Hartalika Teej — 8 September 1975
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 9 September 1975
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 1975
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 1975
- Sharad Navratri begins — 5 October 1975
- Durga Ashtami — 12 October 1975
- Maha Navami — 13 October 1975
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 14 October 1975
- Karwa Chauth — 23 October 1975
- Dhanteras — 1 November 1975
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 2 November 1975
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 3 November 1975
- Govardhan Puja — 4 November 1975
- Bhai Dooj — 5 November 1975
- Chhath Puja — 9 November 1975
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 1975
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 1975
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