Krishna Janmashtami 2063
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
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Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:32
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:38 – 00:26
- Fasting window (tithi)00:29 → 2063-08-18 · 00:33
- Parana (tithi ends)00:332063-08-18
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 2063
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2063
- Vasant Panchami — 3 February 2063
- Maha Shivaratri — 26 February 2063
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 2063
- Holi — 15 March 2063
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 31 March 2063
- Ram Navami — 7 April 2063
- Akshaya Tritiya — 1 May 2063
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 2063
- Guru Purnima — 10 July 2063
- Nag Panchami — 30 July 2063
- Raksha Bandhan — 9 August 2063
- Hartalika Teej — 26 August 2063
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 27 August 2063
- Anant Chaturdashi — 6 September 2063
- Pitru Paksha begins — 8 September 2063
- Sharad Navratri begins — 23 September 2063
- Durga Ashtami — 29 September 2063
- Maha Navami — 30 September 2063
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 1 October 2063
- Karwa Chauth — 11 October 2063
- Dhanteras — 19 October 2063
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 20 October 2063
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 21 October 2063
- Govardhan Puja — 22 October 2063
- Bhai Dooj — 23 October 2063
- Chhath Puja — 27 October 2063
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 6 November 2063
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 6 November 2063
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