Gita Jayanti 2087
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)06:29
- Sunset17:08
- Fasting window (tithi)2087-12-05 · 20:16 → 17:47
- Parana (tithi ends)17:47
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 2087
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2087
- Vasant Panchami — 7 February 2087
- Maha Shivaratri — 3 March 2087
- Holika Dahan — 18 March 2087
- Holi — 20 March 2087
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 4 April 2087
- Ram Navami — 11 April 2087
- Akshaya Tritiya — 5 May 2087
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 2 July 2087
- Guru Purnima — 15 July 2087
- Nag Panchami — 3 August 2087
- Raksha Bandhan — 14 August 2087
- Krishna Janmashtami — 20 August 2087
- Hartalika Teej — 31 August 2087
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 1 September 2087
- Anant Chaturdashi — 11 September 2087
- Pitru Paksha begins — 13 September 2087
- Sharad Navratri begins — 27 September 2087
- Durga Ashtami — 5 October 2087
- Maha Navami — 6 October 2087
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 2087
- Dhanteras — 23 October 2087
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 25 October 2087
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 25 October 2087
- Govardhan Puja — 27 October 2087
- Bhai Dooj — 28 October 2087
- Chhath Puja — 1 November 2087
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 10 November 2087
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 10 November 2087
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