Gita Jayanti 2071
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)06:27
- Sunset17:07
- Fasting window (tithi)2071-12-02 · 18:41 → 18:59
- Parana (tithi ends)18:59
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 2071
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2071
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 2071
- Maha Shivaratri — 28 February 2071
- Holika Dahan — 15 March 2071
- Holi — 16 March 2071
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 2071
- Ram Navami — 8 April 2071
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 2071
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 29 June 2071
- Guru Purnima — 12 July 2071
- Nag Panchami — 31 July 2071
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 2071
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 2071
- Hartalika Teej — 28 August 2071
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 2071
- Anant Chaturdashi — 8 September 2071
- Pitru Paksha begins — 10 September 2071
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 2071
- Durga Ashtami — 1 October 2071
- Maha Navami — 2 October 2071
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 2071
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 2071
- Dhanteras — 20 October 2071
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 2071
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 22 October 2071
- Govardhan Puja — 24 October 2071
- Bhai Dooj — 25 October 2071
- Chhath Puja — 29 October 2071
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 7 November 2071
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 7 November 2071
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