Krishna Janmashtami 1947
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)22:14 → 1947-09-08 · 20:35
- Parana (tithi ends)20:351947-09-08
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 1947
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1947
- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 1947
- Maha Shivaratri — 19 February 1947
- Holika Dahan — 6 March 1947
- Holi — 8 March 1947
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 23 March 1947
- Ram Navami — 30 March 1947
- Akshaya Tritiya — 23 April 1947
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 20 June 1947
- Guru Purnima — 3 July 1947
- Nag Panchami — 20 August 1947
- Raksha Bandhan — 31 August 1947
- Hartalika Teej — 17 September 1947
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 18 September 1947
- Anant Chaturdashi — 29 September 1947
- Pitru Paksha begins — 1 October 1947
- Sharad Navratri begins — 15 October 1947
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 1947
- Maha Navami — 23 October 1947
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 1947
- Karwa Chauth — 1 November 1947
- Dhanteras — 10 November 1947
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 11 November 1947
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 12 November 1947
- Govardhan Puja — 13 November 1947
- Bhai Dooj — 14 November 1947
- Chhath Puja — 19 November 1947
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 28 November 1947
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 28 November 1947
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