Krishna Janmashtami 2060
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)12:52 → 2060-08-19 · 10:56
- Parana (tithi ends)10:562060-08-19
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 2060
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2060
- Vasant Panchami — 6 February 2060
- Maha Shivaratri — 1 March 2060
- Holika Dahan — 16 March 2060
- Holi — 18 March 2060
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 2060
- Ram Navami — 9 April 2060
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 2060
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 30 June 2060
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 2060
- Nag Panchami — 1 August 2060
- Raksha Bandhan — 12 August 2060
- Hartalika Teej — 29 August 2060
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 30 August 2060
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 2060
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 2060
- Sharad Navratri begins — 25 September 2060
- Durga Ashtami — 3 October 2060
- Maha Navami — 4 October 2060
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 5 October 2060
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 2060
- Dhanteras — 21 October 2060
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 23 October 2060
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 23 October 2060
- Govardhan Puja — 25 October 2060
- Bhai Dooj — 26 October 2060
- Chhath Puja — 30 October 2060
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 8 November 2060
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 8 November 2060
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