Krishna Janmashtami 2089
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
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Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:36
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:36 – 00:24
- Fasting window (tithi)19:36 → 2089-08-29 · 18:29
- Parana (tithi ends)18:292089-08-29
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 2089
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2089
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 2089
- Maha Shivaratri — 10 March 2089
- Holika Dahan — 25 March 2089
- Holi — 27 March 2089
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 11 April 2089
- Ram Navami — 19 April 2089
- Akshaya Tritiya — 12 May 2089
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 9 July 2089
- Guru Purnima — 22 July 2089
- Nag Panchami — 10 August 2089
- Raksha Bandhan — 21 August 2089
- Hartalika Teej — 7 September 2089
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 8 September 2089
- Anant Chaturdashi — 18 September 2089
- Pitru Paksha begins — 20 September 2089
- Sharad Navratri begins — 4 October 2089
- Durga Ashtami — 11 October 2089
- Maha Navami — 13 October 2089
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 13 October 2089
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 2089
- Dhanteras — 31 October 2089
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 1 November 2089
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 2 November 2089
- Govardhan Puja — 3 November 2089
- Bhai Dooj — 4 November 2089
- Chhath Puja — 8 November 2089
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 2089
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 2089
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