Gita Jayanti 2076
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)2076-12-05 · 21:55 → 20:20
- Parana (tithi ends)20:20
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 2076
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2076
- Vasant Panchami — 9 February 2076
- Maha Shivaratri — 3 March 2076
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 2076
- Holi — 21 March 2076
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 4 April 2076
- Ram Navami — 12 April 2076
- Akshaya Tritiya — 5 May 2076
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 3 July 2076
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 2076
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 2076
- Raksha Bandhan — 14 August 2076
- Krishna Janmashtami — 21 August 2076
- Hartalika Teej — 1 September 2076
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 2 September 2076
- Anant Chaturdashi — 12 September 2076
- Pitru Paksha begins — 13 September 2076
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 2076
- Durga Ashtami — 6 October 2076
- Maha Navami — 7 October 2076
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 2076
- Karwa Chauth — 15 October 2076
- Dhanteras — 25 October 2076
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 26 October 2076
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 27 October 2076
- Govardhan Puja — 28 October 2076
- Bhai Dooj — 29 October 2076
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 2076
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 10 November 2076
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 10 November 2076
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