Krishna Janmashtami 1934
Krishna's birth at midnight — Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami prevailing at nishita.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:38
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:34 – 00:22
- Fasting window (tithi)12:39 → 1934-09-01 · 13:48
- Parana (tithi ends)13:481934-09-01
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 1934
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1934
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 1934
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 February 1934
- Holika Dahan — 28 February 1934
- Holi — 2 March 1934
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 16 March 1934
- Ram Navami — 24 March 1934
- Akshaya Tritiya — 16 May 1934
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 13 July 1934
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 1934
- Nag Panchami — 15 August 1934
- Raksha Bandhan — 24 August 1934
- Hartalika Teej — 12 September 1934
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 12 September 1934
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 1934
- Pitru Paksha begins — 24 September 1934
- Sharad Navratri begins — 9 October 1934
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 1934
- Maha Navami — 17 October 1934
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 17 October 1934
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 1934
- Dhanteras — 4 November 1934
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 6 November 1934
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 6 November 1934
- Govardhan Puja — 8 November 1934
- Bhai Dooj — 9 November 1934
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 1934
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 21 November 1934
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 21 November 1934
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