Gita Jayanti 2048
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
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Karana
- Balava
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:40
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- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:36
- Sunset17:10
- Fasting window (tithi)01:35 → 2048-12-16 · 02:58
- Parana (tithi ends)02:582048-12-16
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.
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- Vasant Panchami — 20 January 2048
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 2048
- Holika Dahan — 29 February 2048
- Holi — 30 March 2048
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 14 April 2048
- Ram Navami — 22 April 2048
- Akshaya Tritiya — 15 May 2048
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 13 July 2048
- Guru Purnima — 25 July 2048
- Nag Panchami — 14 August 2048
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 2048
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 2048
- Hartalika Teej — 11 September 2048
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 11 September 2048
- Anant Chaturdashi — 21 September 2048
- Pitru Paksha begins — 23 September 2048
- Sharad Navratri begins — 8 October 2048
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 2048
- Maha Navami — 15 October 2048
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 2048
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 2048
- Dhanteras — 3 November 2048
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- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 5 November 2048
- Govardhan Puja — 7 November 2048
- Bhai Dooj — 7 November 2048
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