Krishna Janmashtami 2056
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)05:39
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:34 – 00:22
- Fasting window (tithi)2056-09-01 · 22:01 → 2056-09-03 · 00:17
- Parana (tithi ends)00:172056-09-03
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 2056
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2056
- Vasant Panchami — 21 January 2056
- Maha Shivaratri — 13 February 2056
- Holika Dahan — 1 March 2056
- Holi — 2 March 2056
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 17 March 2056
- Ram Navami — 25 March 2056
- Akshaya Tritiya — 17 May 2056
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 14 July 2056
- Guru Purnima — 26 July 2056
- Nag Panchami — 15 August 2056
- Raksha Bandhan — 25 August 2056
- Hartalika Teej — 12 September 2056
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 13 September 2056
- Anant Chaturdashi — 22 September 2056
- Pitru Paksha begins — 24 September 2056
- Sharad Navratri begins — 9 October 2056
- Durga Ashtami — 16 October 2056
- Maha Navami — 17 October 2056
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 17 October 2056
- Karwa Chauth — 27 October 2056
- Dhanteras — 5 November 2056
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 6 November 2056
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 7 November 2056
- Govardhan Puja — 8 November 2056
- Bhai Dooj — 9 November 2056
- Chhath Puja — 12 November 2056
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 22 November 2056
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 22 November 2056
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