Krishna Janmashtami 2034
Krishna's birth at midnight — Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami prevailing at nishita.
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Kashi reference · computed live- Tithi
- Ashtami
- till 18:59
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- till 20:18
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Karana
- Balava
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Moon sign
- Aries
- Sun sign
- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:40
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:33 – 00:21
- Fasting window (tithi)06:16 → 2034-09-06 · 04:06
- Parana (tithi ends)04:062034-09-06
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 2034
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- Vasant Panchami — 25 January 2034
- Maha Shivaratri — 17 February 2034
- Holika Dahan — 4 March 2034
- Holi — 6 March 2034
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 21 March 2034
- Ram Navami — 28 March 2034
- Akshaya Tritiya — 21 April 2034
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 17 July 2034
- Guru Purnima — 31 July 2034
- Nag Panchami — 19 August 2034
- Raksha Bandhan — 29 August 2034
- Hartalika Teej — 15 September 2034
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 16 September 2034
- Anant Chaturdashi — 27 September 2034
- Pitru Paksha begins — 28 September 2034
- Sharad Navratri begins — 13 October 2034
- Durga Ashtami — 20 October 2034
- Maha Navami — 22 October 2034
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 22 October 2034
- Karwa Chauth — 30 October 2034
- Dhanteras — 8 November 2034
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 9 November 2034
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 10 November 2034
- Govardhan Puja — 12 November 2034
- Bhai Dooj — 13 November 2034
- Chhath Puja — 17 November 2034
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 25 November 2034
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