Krishna Janmashtami 2041
Krishna's birth at midnight — Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami prevailing at nishita.
Today's Panchang
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)05:32
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:38 – 00:26
- Fasting window (tithi)11:34 → 2041-08-19 · 11:05
- Parana (tithi ends)11:052041-08-19
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 2041
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2041
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 2041
- Maha Shivaratri — 1 March 2041
- Holika Dahan — 17 March 2041
- Holi — 18 March 2041
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 2041
- Ram Navami — 9 April 2041
- Akshaya Tritiya — 3 May 2041
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 30 June 2041
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 2041
- Nag Panchami — 2 August 2041
- Raksha Bandhan — 12 August 2041
- Hartalika Teej — 29 August 2041
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 30 August 2041
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 2041
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 2041
- Sharad Navratri begins — 26 September 2041
- Durga Ashtami — 3 October 2041
- Maha Navami — 4 October 2041
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 5 October 2041
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 2041
- Dhanteras — 22 October 2041
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 23 October 2041
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 24 October 2041
- Govardhan Puja — 26 October 2041
- Bhai Dooj — 27 October 2041
- Chhath Puja — 31 October 2041
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 8 November 2041
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 8 November 2041
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