Krishna Janmashtami 2054
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
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Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:36
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:36 – 00:24
- Fasting window (tithi)02:42 → 2054-08-27 · 02:12
- Parana (tithi ends)02:122054-08-27
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 2054
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2054
- Vasant Panchami — 13 February 2054
- Maha Shivaratri — 7 March 2054
- Holika Dahan — 23 March 2054
- Holi — 24 March 2054
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 9 April 2054
- Ram Navami — 16 April 2054
- Akshaya Tritiya — 10 May 2054
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 7 July 2054
- Guru Purnima — 19 July 2054
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 2054
- Raksha Bandhan — 18 August 2054
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 2054
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 2054
- Anant Chaturdashi — 15 September 2054
- Pitru Paksha begins — 18 September 2054
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 2054
- Durga Ashtami — 9 October 2054
- Maha Navami — 10 October 2054
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 10 October 2054
- Karwa Chauth — 20 October 2054
- Dhanteras — 28 October 2054
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 29 October 2054
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 30 October 2054
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 2054
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 2054
- Chhath Puja — 5 November 2054
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 15 November 2054
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 15 November 2054
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