Gita Jayanti 1982
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:41
- Sunset17:15
- Fasting window (tithi)07:06 → 1982-12-27 · 05:24
- Parana (tithi ends)05:241982-12-27
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 1982
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1982
- Vasant Panchami — 30 January 1982
- Maha Shivaratri — 22 February 1982
- Holika Dahan — 9 March 1982
- Holi — 10 March 1982
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 26 March 1982
- Ram Navami — 2 April 1982
- Akshaya Tritiya — 26 April 1982
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 23 June 1982
- Guru Purnima — 6 July 1982
- Nag Panchami — 25 July 1982
- Raksha Bandhan — 4 August 1982
- Krishna Janmashtami — 12 August 1982
- Hartalika Teej — 21 August 1982
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 22 August 1982
- Anant Chaturdashi — 2 September 1982
- Pitru Paksha begins — 3 October 1982
- Sharad Navratri begins — 17 October 1982
- Durga Ashtami — 25 October 1982
- Maha Navami — 26 October 1982
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 27 October 1982
- Karwa Chauth — 4 November 1982
- Dhanteras — 13 November 1982
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 14 November 1982
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 15 November 1982
- Govardhan Puja — 16 November 1982
- Bhai Dooj — 17 November 1982
- Chhath Puja — 22 November 1982
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 30 November 1982
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 30 November 1982
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