Krishna Janmashtami 2050
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)23:32 – 00:20
- Fasting window (tithi)20:28 → 2050-09-08 · 20:24
- Parana (tithi ends)20:242050-09-08
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.
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- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 2050
- Maha Shivaratri — 20 February 2050
- Holika Dahan — 8 March 2050
- Holi — 9 March 2050
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 23 March 2050
- Ram Navami — 31 March 2050
- Akshaya Tritiya — 23 April 2050
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 21 June 2050
- Guru Purnima — 4 July 2050
- Nag Panchami — 24 July 2050
- Raksha Bandhan — 3 August 2050
- Hartalika Teej — 19 September 2050
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 20 September 2050
- Anant Chaturdashi — 29 September 2050
- Pitru Paksha begins — 1 October 2050
- Sharad Navratri begins — 16 October 2050
- Durga Ashtami — 23 October 2050
- Maha Navami — 24 October 2050
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 25 October 2050
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- Dhanteras — 11 November 2050
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