Gita Jayanti 2026

December 2026

Sunday

Krishna

Krishna narrates the Bhagavad Gita

Gita Jayanti Puja Timings

Gita Jayanti on Sunday, December 20, 2026

Margashirsha, Shukla Paksha, Ekadashi

Begins: 10:09 PM, Dec 19 · Ends: 08:15 PM, Dec 20

Duration: 1 day

61 days

About Gita Jayanti

Gita Jayanti marks the day Lord Krishna narrated the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra.

Recitations and discourses on the Gita's eighteen chapters are held at temples and study circles.

Significance

Observed on Margashirsha Shukla Ekadashi — also called Mokshada Ekadashi — as the day Lord Krishna spoke the Bhagavad Gita to Arjuna on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, at the start of the eighteen-day Mahabharata war. The Gita's seven hundred verses cover the paths of action, devotion and knowledge.

How to Observe

Keep the Ekadashi fast, breaking it on Dwadashi morning after a bath and Krishna puja
Read the Gita, in full if possible (the full text takes a few hours to recite); if short on time, read a single chapter or a few key verses
Attend discourses and group study on the Gita's teachings at temples or study circles
Offer prayers to Krishna, and many temples hold Gita processions and mass recitations

Regional Variations

Kurukshetra (Haryana)

The International Gita Mahotsav is held for around a week, with ritual baths at the Brahma Sarovar and Sannihit Sarovar and a large fair.

ISKCON temples worldwide

Observe the day with special offerings to Krishna and mass Gita recitation.

Nepal

Readings and programmes are held at temples such as the Gita Temple near Swayambhu.

Related Festivals & Vrats

Krishna Janmashtami

Notes: Date and timings shown are computed for New Delhi, India using Swiss Ephemeris. Computed via the Udaya Tithi (tithi prevailing at sunrise) convention and the purnimanta month naming both already used by /api/panchang and vrat_engine.py's Janmashtami/Shraddha types. A tithi that never touches a sunrise (Kshaya) falls back to a midday-anchor scan instead of returning no date — see module docstring's Kshaya Tithi finding; one spanning two sunrises (Vriddhi) can still produce two consecutive dates, unresolved beyond the plain rule. RESOLVED Sprint 36c: individually re-checked against 2+ independent fresh sources for 2026 — plain sunrise/Udaya Tithi confirmed correct, Dec 20, 2026 (Sunday) — matches drikpanchang.com's own Hindu calendar listing. Also known as Mokshada Ekadashi. Always cross-check with your family priest for a personalised Muhurat.

Panchang for Gita Jayanti Day Choghadiya Muhurat

Frequently Asked Questions

Gita Jayanti 2026 mein kab hai?

Gita Jayanti 2026 mein Sunday, 20 December ko hai (New Delhi ke panchang ke anusaar). Tithi: Margashirsha, Shukla Paksha, Ekadashi. Yeh tithi 10:09 PM, Dec 19 se 08:15 PM, Dec 20 tak rehti hai. Apne shehar ke hisaab se samay thoda alag ho sakta hai.

Why does this festival's date change every year on the Gregorian calendar?

Most Hindu festivals are set by the lunar Hindu calendar (a specific Tithi within a specific lunar month), not the solar Gregorian calendar used internationally. Since a lunar year runs roughly 11 days shorter than a solar year, the same Tithi lands on a different Gregorian date each year — this is normal and expected, not an error.