Krishna Janmashtami 1984
Krishna's birth at midnight — Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami prevailing at nishita.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:33
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:38 – 00:26
- Fasting window (tithi)12:27 → 1984-08-20 · 13:40
- Parana (tithi ends)13:401984-08-20
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 1984
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1984
- Vasant Panchami — 7 February 1984
- Maha Shivaratri — 29 February 1984
- Holika Dahan — 16 March 1984
- Holi — 18 March 1984
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 2 April 1984
- Ram Navami — 10 April 1984
- Akshaya Tritiya — 3 May 1984
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 30 June 1984
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 1984
- Nag Panchami — 1 August 1984
- Raksha Bandhan — 11 August 1984
- Hartalika Teej — 29 August 1984
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 30 August 1984
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 1984
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 1984
- Sharad Navratri begins — 25 September 1984
- Durga Ashtami — 2 October 1984
- Maha Navami — 3 October 1984
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 4 October 1984
- Karwa Chauth — 13 October 1984
- Dhanteras — 22 October 1984
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 23 October 1984
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 24 October 1984
- Govardhan Puja — 25 October 1984
- Bhai Dooj — 26 October 1984
- Chhath Puja — 29 October 1984
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 8 November 1984
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 8 November 1984
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