Krishna Janmashtami 2073
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)05:35
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:36 – 00:24
- Fasting window (tithi)13:45 → 2073-08-26 · 15:19
- Parana (tithi ends)15:192073-08-26
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 2073
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2073
- Vasant Panchami — 12 February 2073
- Maha Shivaratri — 6 March 2073
- Holika Dahan — 23 March 2073
- Holi — 24 March 2073
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 8 April 2073
- Ram Navami — 16 April 2073
- Akshaya Tritiya — 10 May 2073
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 7 July 2073
- Guru Purnima — 19 July 2073
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 2073
- Raksha Bandhan — 17 August 2073
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 2073
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 2073
- Anant Chaturdashi — 15 September 2073
- Pitru Paksha begins — 17 September 2073
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 2073
- Durga Ashtami — 8 October 2073
- Maha Navami — 9 October 2073
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 10 October 2073
- Karwa Chauth — 19 October 2073
- Dhanteras — 28 October 2073
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 29 October 2073
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 30 October 2073
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 2073
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 2073
- Chhath Puja — 5 November 2073
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 14 November 2073
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 14 November 2073
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