Krishna Janmashtami 2052
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)05:32
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:38 – 00:26
- Fasting window (tithi)09:18 → 2052-08-18 · 07:07
- Parana (tithi ends)07:072052-08-18
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 2052
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2052
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 2052
- Maha Shivaratri — 28 February 2052
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 2052
- Holi — 16 March 2052
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 31 March 2052
- Ram Navami — 7 April 2052
- Akshaya Tritiya — 1 May 2052
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 2052
- Guru Purnima — 11 July 2052
- Nag Panchami — 30 July 2052
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 2052
- Hartalika Teej — 27 August 2052
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 2052
- Anant Chaturdashi — 8 September 2052
- Pitru Paksha begins — 9 September 2052
- Sharad Navratri begins — 23 September 2052
- Durga Ashtami — 1 October 2052
- Maha Navami — 2 October 2052
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 2052
- Karwa Chauth — 11 October 2052
- Dhanteras — 19 October 2052
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 21 October 2052
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 22 October 2052
- Govardhan Puja — 23 October 2052
- Bhai Dooj — 24 October 2052
- Chhath Puja — 29 October 2052
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 6 November 2052
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 6 November 2052
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