Krishna Janmashtami 2085
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)05:29
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:39 – 00:27
- Fasting window (tithi)02:48 → 2085-08-13 · 02:25
- Parana (tithi ends)02:252085-08-13
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 2085
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2085
- Vasant Panchami — 30 January 2085
- Maha Shivaratri — 22 February 2085
- Holika Dahan — 10 March 2085
- Holi — 12 March 2085
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 26 March 2085
- Ram Navami — 3 April 2085
- Akshaya Tritiya — 26 April 2085
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 24 June 2085
- Guru Purnima — 7 July 2085
- Nag Panchami — 27 July 2085
- Raksha Bandhan — 5 August 2085
- Hartalika Teej — 23 August 2085
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 24 August 2085
- Anant Chaturdashi — 3 September 2085
- Pitru Paksha begins — 4 September 2085
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 2085
- Durga Ashtami — 27 September 2085
- Maha Navami — 28 September 2085
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 28 September 2085
- Karwa Chauth — 6 October 2085
- Dhanteras — 16 October 2085
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 17 October 2085
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 2085
- Govardhan Puja — 19 October 2085
- Bhai Dooj — 20 October 2085
- Chhath Puja — 24 October 2085
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 1 November 2085
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 1 November 2085
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