Krishna Janmashtami 1951
Krishna's birth at midnight — Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami prevailing at nishita.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:35
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:36 – 00:24
- Fasting window (tithi)03:01 → 1951-08-25 · 04:51
- Parana (tithi ends)04:511951-08-25
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 1951
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1951
- Vasant Panchami — 11 February 1951
- Maha Shivaratri — 6 March 1951
- Holika Dahan — 22 March 1951
- Holi — 24 March 1951
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 7 April 1951
- Ram Navami — 15 April 1951
- Akshaya Tritiya — 9 May 1951
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 6 July 1951
- Guru Purnima — 18 July 1951
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 1951
- Raksha Bandhan — 17 August 1951
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 1951
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 1951
- Anant Chaturdashi — 14 September 1951
- Pitru Paksha begins — 16 September 1951
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 1951
- Durga Ashtami — 8 October 1951
- Maha Navami — 9 October 1951
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 9 October 1951
- Karwa Chauth — 18 October 1951
- Dhanteras — 28 October 1951
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 29 October 1951
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 30 October 1951
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 1951
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 1951
- Chhath Puja — 4 November 1951
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 13 November 1951
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 13 November 1951
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