Krishna Janmashtami 2078
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)05:37
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:35 – 00:23
- Fasting window (tithi)20:47 → 2078-08-30 · 18:49
- Parana (tithi ends)18:492078-08-30
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 2078
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2078
- Vasant Panchami — 16 February 2078
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 March 2078
- Holika Dahan — 27 March 2078
- Holi — 29 March 2078
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 13 April 2078
- Ram Navami — 20 April 2078
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 2078
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 11 July 2078
- Guru Purnima — 24 July 2078
- Nag Panchami — 12 August 2078
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 2078
- Hartalika Teej — 9 September 2078
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 10 September 2078
- Anant Chaturdashi — 20 September 2078
- Pitru Paksha begins — 22 September 2078
- Sharad Navratri begins — 6 October 2078
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 2078
- Maha Navami — 15 October 2078
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 2078
- Dhanteras — 1 November 2078
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 3 November 2078
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 4 November 2078
- Govardhan Puja — 5 November 2078
- Bhai Dooj — 6 November 2078
- Chhath Puja — 11 November 2078
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 19 November 2078
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 19 November 2078
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