Krishna Janmashtami 1948
Krishna's birth at midnight — Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami prevailing at nishita.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:37
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:35 – 00:23
- Fasting window (tithi)12:14 → 1948-08-28 · 12:09
- Parana (tithi ends)12:091948-08-28
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 1948
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1948
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 1948
- Maha Shivaratri — 9 March 1948
- Holika Dahan — 24 March 1948
- Holi — 25 March 1948
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 10 April 1948
- Ram Navami — 17 April 1948
- Akshaya Tritiya — 11 May 1948
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 8 July 1948
- Guru Purnima — 21 July 1948
- Nag Panchami — 9 August 1948
- Raksha Bandhan — 19 August 1948
- Hartalika Teej — 6 September 1948
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 6 September 1948
- Anant Chaturdashi — 17 September 1948
- Pitru Paksha begins — 19 September 1948
- Sharad Navratri begins — 3 October 1948
- Durga Ashtami — 10 October 1948
- Maha Navami — 11 October 1948
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 12 October 1948
- Karwa Chauth — 21 October 1948
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 31 October 1948
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 31 October 1948
- Govardhan Puja — 2 November 1948
- Bhai Dooj — 3 November 1948
- Chhath Puja — 7 November 1948
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 16 November 1948
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 16 November 1948
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