Krishna Janmashtami 1928
Krishna's birth at midnight — Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami prevailing at nishita.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:41
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:32 – 00:20
- Fasting window (tithi)17:06 → 1928-09-07 · 15:04
- Parana (tithi ends)15:041928-09-07
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 Krishna Janmashtami puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaKrishna Janmashtami — Frequently Asked Questions
Why is Janmashtami puja performed at midnight?
Krishna is held to have been born at midnight under Rohini nakshatra, so the puja is kept for nishita kaal rather than the morning. The fast is broken after it.
Why do Janmashtami dates sometimes differ by a day?
Smarta tradition follows the Ashtami tithi at midnight; Vaishnava tradition may additionally require Rohini nakshatra, and observes udaya-tithi rules differently. When the two do not coincide, the observances separate by a day.
What can be eaten during the Janmashtami fast?
Fruit, milk, curd, water and vrat flours such as kuttu and singhara. Grains, onion and garlic are avoided until the fast is completed the next morning.
Other major festivals in 1928
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1928
- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 1928
- Maha Shivaratri — 19 February 1928
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 1928
- Holi — 7 March 1928
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 1928
- Ram Navami — 29 March 1928
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 1928
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 1928
- Guru Purnima — 3 July 1928
- Nag Panchami — 20 August 1928
- Raksha Bandhan — 31 August 1928
- Hartalika Teej — 17 September 1928
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 17 September 1928
- Anant Chaturdashi — 28 September 1928
- Pitru Paksha begins — 30 September 1928
- Sharad Navratri begins — 14 October 1928
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 1928
- Maha Navami — 23 October 1928
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 1928
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 1928
- Dhanteras — 9 November 1928
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 11 November 1928
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 11 November 1928
- Govardhan Puja — 13 November 1928
- Bhai Dooj — 14 November 1928
- Chhath Puja — 18 November 1928
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 27 November 1928
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 27 November 1928
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