Gita Jayanti 2067
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
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- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:36
- Sunset17:10
- Fasting window (tithi)2067-12-15 · 22:13 → 21:16
- Parana (tithi ends)21:16
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.
Other major festivals in 2067
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2067
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 2067
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 2067
- Holika Dahan — 28 February 2067
- Holi — 31 March 2067
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 14 April 2067
- Ram Navami — 22 April 2067
- Akshaya Tritiya — 16 May 2067
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 13 July 2067
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 2067
- Nag Panchami — 15 August 2067
- Raksha Bandhan — 24 August 2067
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 2067
- Hartalika Teej — 11 September 2067
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 12 September 2067
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 2067
- Pitru Paksha begins — 23 September 2067
- Sharad Navratri begins — 9 October 2067
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 2067
- Maha Navami — 17 October 2067
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 17 October 2067
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 2067
- Dhanteras — 4 November 2067
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 5 November 2067
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 6 November 2067
- Govardhan Puja — 7 November 2067
- Bhai Dooj — 8 November 2067
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 2067
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 20 November 2067
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 20 November 2067
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