Krishna Janmashtami 2071
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)12:04 → 2071-08-19 · 10:51
- Parana (tithi ends)10:512071-08-19
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 2071
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2071
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 2071
- Maha Shivaratri — 28 February 2071
- Holika Dahan — 15 March 2071
- Holi — 16 March 2071
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 2071
- Ram Navami — 8 April 2071
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 2071
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 29 June 2071
- Guru Purnima — 12 July 2071
- Nag Panchami — 31 July 2071
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 2071
- Hartalika Teej — 28 August 2071
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 2071
- Anant Chaturdashi — 8 September 2071
- Pitru Paksha begins — 10 September 2071
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 2071
- Durga Ashtami — 1 October 2071
- Maha Navami — 2 October 2071
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 2071
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 2071
- Dhanteras — 20 October 2071
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 2071
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 22 October 2071
- Govardhan Puja — 24 October 2071
- Bhai Dooj — 25 October 2071
- Chhath Puja — 29 October 2071
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 7 November 2071
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 7 November 2071
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