Gita Jayanti 1998
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:26
- Sunset17:07
- Fasting window (tithi)1998-11-29 · 13:39 → 10:51
- Parana (tithi ends)10:51
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 1998
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1998
- Vasant Panchami — 1 February 1998
- Maha Shivaratri — 25 February 1998
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 1998
- Holi — 14 March 1998
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 28 March 1998
- Ram Navami — 5 April 1998
- Akshaya Tritiya — 28 April 1998
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 26 June 1998
- Guru Purnima — 9 July 1998
- Nag Panchami — 28 July 1998
- Raksha Bandhan — 8 August 1998
- Krishna Janmashtami — 14 August 1998
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 1998
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 1998
- Anant Chaturdashi — 5 September 1998
- Pitru Paksha begins — 7 September 1998
- Sharad Navratri begins — 21 September 1998
- Durga Ashtami — 29 September 1998
- Maha Navami — 30 September 1998
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 1 October 1998
- Karwa Chauth — 8 October 1998
- Dhanteras — 17 October 1998
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 1998
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 19 October 1998
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 1998
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 1998
- Chhath Puja — 26 October 1998
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 4 November 1998
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 4 November 1998
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