Gita Jayanti 1993
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:40
- Sunset17:14
- Fasting window (tithi)1993-12-23 · 22:21 → 1993-12-25 · 00:40
- Parana (tithi ends)00:401993-12-25
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 1993
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1993
- Vasant Panchami — 28 January 1993
- Maha Shivaratri — 19 February 1993
- Holika Dahan — 7 March 1993
- Holi — 9 March 1993
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 24 March 1993
- Ram Navami — 1 April 1993
- Akshaya Tritiya — 24 April 1993
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 21 June 1993
- Guru Purnima — 4 July 1993
- Nag Panchami — 23 July 1993
- Raksha Bandhan — 2 August 1993
- Krishna Janmashtami — 9 September 1993
- Hartalika Teej — 18 September 1993
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 19 September 1993
- Anant Chaturdashi — 29 September 1993
- Pitru Paksha begins — 1 October 1993
- Sharad Navratri begins — 16 October 1993
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 1993
- Maha Navami — 23 October 1993
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 1993
- Karwa Chauth — 3 November 1993
- Dhanteras — 11 November 1993
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 13 November 1993
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 13 November 1993
- Govardhan Puja — 14 November 1993
- Bhai Dooj — 15 November 1993
- Chhath Puja — 19 November 1993
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 29 November 1993
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 29 November 1993
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