Gita Jayanti 2043
The Bhagavad Gita spoken at Kurukshetra — Mokshada Ekadashi.
Today's Panchang
Kashi reference · computed live- Tithi
- Ashtami
- till 18:59
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- till 20:18
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- Ganda
- Karana
- Balava
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:40
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Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:33
- Sunset17:09
- Fasting window (tithi)06:12 → 2043-12-13 · 03:45
- Parana (tithi ends)03:452043-12-13
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 2043
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- Vasant Panchami — 14 February 2043
- Maha Shivaratri — 9 March 2043
- Holika Dahan — 25 March 2043
- Holi — 26 March 2043
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 10 April 2043
- Ram Navami — 17 April 2043
- Akshaya Tritiya — 11 May 2043
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 8 July 2043
- Guru Purnima — 22 July 2043
- Nag Panchami — 10 August 2043
- Raksha Bandhan — 20 August 2043
- Krishna Janmashtami — 27 August 2043
- Hartalika Teej — 6 September 2043
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 7 September 2043
- Anant Chaturdashi — 18 September 2043
- Pitru Paksha begins — 19 September 2043
- Sharad Navratri begins — 4 October 2043
- Durga Ashtami — 11 October 2043
- Maha Navami — 12 October 2043
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 13 October 2043
- Karwa Chauth — 21 October 2043
- Dhanteras — 30 October 2043
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 31 October 2043
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 1 November 2043
- Govardhan Puja — 2 November 2043
- Bhai Dooj — 3 November 2043
- Chhath Puja — 8 November 2043
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 16 November 2043
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 16 November 2043
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