Krishna Janmashtami 2090
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)05:32
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:38 – 00:26
- Fasting window (tithi)04:11 → 2090-08-19 · 04:58
- Parana (tithi ends)04:582090-08-19
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 2090
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- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 2090
- Maha Shivaratri — 27 February 2090
- Holika Dahan — 15 March 2090
- Holi — 16 March 2090
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 2090
- Ram Navami — 8 April 2090
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 2090
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 29 June 2090
- Guru Purnima — 11 July 2090
- Nag Panchami — 31 July 2090
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 2090
- Hartalika Teej — 27 August 2090
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 2090
- Anant Chaturdashi — 7 September 2090
- Pitru Paksha begins — 9 September 2090
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 2090
- Durga Ashtami — 30 September 2090
- Maha Navami — 2 October 2090
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 2 October 2090
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 2090
- Dhanteras — 20 October 2090
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- Govardhan Puja — 23 October 2090
- Bhai Dooj — 24 October 2090
- Chhath Puja — 28 October 2090
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