Gita Jayanti 2072
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)06:39
- Sunset17:12
- Fasting window (tithi)2072-12-20 · 13:09 → 14:28
- Parana (tithi ends)14:28
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 2072
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2072
- Vasant Panchami — 25 January 2072
- Maha Shivaratri — 17 February 2072
- Holika Dahan — 4 March 2072
- Holi — 5 March 2072
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 20 March 2072
- Ram Navami — 28 March 2072
- Akshaya Tritiya — 21 April 2072
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 17 July 2072
- Guru Purnima — 29 July 2072
- Nag Panchami — 18 August 2072
- Raksha Bandhan — 28 August 2072
- Krishna Janmashtami — 5 September 2072
- Hartalika Teej — 14 September 2072
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 15 September 2072
- Anant Chaturdashi — 26 September 2072
- Pitru Paksha begins — 28 September 2072
- Sharad Navratri begins — 12 October 2072
- Durga Ashtami — 19 October 2072
- Maha Navami — 20 October 2072
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 21 October 2072
- Karwa Chauth — 30 October 2072
- Dhanteras — 7 November 2072
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 9 November 2072
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 9 November 2072
- Govardhan Puja — 11 November 2072
- Bhai Dooj — 11 November 2072
- Chhath Puja — 15 November 2072
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 25 November 2072
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 25 November 2072
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