Krishna Janmashtami 2083
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)05:39
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:33 – 00:21
- Fasting window (tithi)2083-09-03 · 22:42 → 2083-09-05 · 01:06
- Parana (tithi ends)01:062083-09-05
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 2083
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2083
- Vasant Panchami — 23 January 2083
- Maha Shivaratri — 15 February 2083
- Holika Dahan — 3 March 2083
- Holi — 5 March 2083
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 19 March 2083
- Ram Navami — 27 March 2083
- Akshaya Tritiya — 20 April 2083
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 17 July 2083
- Guru Purnima — 29 July 2083
- Nag Panchami — 18 August 2083
- Raksha Bandhan — 27 August 2083
- Hartalika Teej — 14 September 2083
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 15 September 2083
- Anant Chaturdashi — 24 September 2083
- Pitru Paksha begins — 26 September 2083
- Sharad Navratri begins — 12 October 2083
- Durga Ashtami — 18 October 2083
- Maha Navami — 19 October 2083
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 20 October 2083
- Karwa Chauth — 29 October 2083
- Dhanteras — 7 November 2083
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 8 November 2083
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 9 November 2083
- Govardhan Puja — 10 November 2083
- Bhai Dooj — 11 November 2083
- Chhath Puja — 15 November 2083
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 24 November 2083
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 24 November 2083
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