Krishna Janmashtami 2074
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)05:30
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:39 – 00:27
- Fasting window (tithi)10:32 → 2074-08-15 · 12:51
- Parana (tithi ends)12:512074-08-15
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 2074
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2074
- Vasant Panchami — 1 February 2074
- Maha Shivaratri — 24 February 2074
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 2074
- Holi — 14 March 2074
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 28 March 2074
- Ram Navami — 6 April 2074
- Akshaya Tritiya — 29 April 2074
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 26 June 2074
- Guru Purnima — 8 July 2074
- Nag Panchami — 29 July 2074
- Raksha Bandhan — 7 August 2074
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 2074
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 2074
- Anant Chaturdashi — 4 September 2074
- Pitru Paksha begins — 6 September 2074
- Sharad Navratri begins — 21 September 2074
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 2074
- Maha Navami — 29 September 2074
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 29 September 2074
- Karwa Chauth — 8 October 2074
- Dhanteras — 18 October 2074
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 2074
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 2074
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 2074
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 2074
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 3 November 2074
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 3 November 2074
- Hindu Festivals 2074 →