Krishna Janmashtami 1967
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)1967-08-27 · 22:05 → 23:59
- Parana (tithi ends)23:59
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 1967
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1967
- Vasant Panchami — 14 February 1967
- Maha Shivaratri — 9 March 1967
- Holika Dahan — 25 March 1967
- Holi — 26 March 1967
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 10 April 1967
- Ram Navami — 19 April 1967
- Akshaya Tritiya — 12 May 1967
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 9 July 1967
- Guru Purnima — 21 July 1967
- Nag Panchami — 10 August 1967
- Raksha Bandhan — 20 August 1967
- Hartalika Teej — 7 September 1967
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 7 September 1967
- Anant Chaturdashi — 17 September 1967
- Pitru Paksha begins — 19 September 1967
- Sharad Navratri begins — 4 October 1967
- Durga Ashtami — 10 October 1967
- Maha Navami — 11 October 1967
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 12 October 1967
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 1967
- Dhanteras — 31 October 1967
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 1 November 1967
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 1 November 1967
- Govardhan Puja — 3 November 1967
- Bhai Dooj — 3 November 1967
- Chhath Puja — 7 November 1967
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 17 November 1967
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 17 November 1967
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