Gita Jayanti 2057
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
- Moon sign
- Aries
- Sun sign
- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:30
- Sunset17:08
- Fasting window (tithi)2057-12-05 · 22:28 → 23:10
- Parana (tithi ends)23:10
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 2057
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- Vasant Panchami — 8 February 2057
- Maha Shivaratri — 3 March 2057
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 2057
- Holi — 21 March 2057
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 5 April 2057
- Ram Navami — 13 April 2057
- Akshaya Tritiya — 6 May 2057
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 4 July 2057
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 2057
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 2057
- Raksha Bandhan — 14 August 2057
- Krishna Janmashtami — 21 August 2057
- Hartalika Teej — 2 September 2057
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 2 September 2057
- Anant Chaturdashi — 12 September 2057
- Pitru Paksha begins — 14 September 2057
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 2057
- Durga Ashtami — 5 October 2057
- Maha Navami — 6 October 2057
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 2057
- Karwa Chauth — 16 October 2057
- Dhanteras — 25 October 2057
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 27 October 2057
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 27 October 2057
- Govardhan Puja — 29 October 2057
- Bhai Dooj — 29 October 2057
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 2057
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 11 November 2057
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 11 November 2057
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