Krishna Janmashtami 2098
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)05:33
- Nishita puja (midnight)23:38 – 00:26
- Fasting window (tithi)18:27 → 2098-08-20 · 17:53
- Parana (tithi ends)17:532098-08-20
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 2098
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2098
- Vasant Panchami — 6 February 2098
- Maha Shivaratri — 1 March 2098
- Holika Dahan — 16 March 2098
- Holi — 18 March 2098
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 2 April 2098
- Ram Navami — 10 April 2098
- Akshaya Tritiya — 3 May 2098
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 30 June 2098
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 2098
- Nag Panchami — 1 August 2098
- Raksha Bandhan — 11 August 2098
- Hartalika Teej — 29 August 2098
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 29 August 2098
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 2098
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 2098
- Sharad Navratri begins — 25 September 2098
- Durga Ashtami — 2 October 2098
- Maha Navami — 3 October 2098
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 4 October 2098
- Karwa Chauth — 13 October 2098
- Dhanteras — 22 October 2098
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 23 October 2098
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 23 October 2098
- Govardhan Puja — 25 October 2098
- Bhai Dooj — 26 October 2098
- Chhath Puja — 30 October 2098
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 8 November 2098
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 8 November 2098
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