Krishna Janmashtami · 2024
Falls on: Monday, August 26, 2024
Birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatara of Vishnu, observed on the Krishna Ashtami of Bhadrapada (Shravana by the amanta reckoning). Devotees fast through the day and celebrate the birth at midnight with abhisheka of the infant Krishna and bhajans; many regions also hold the dahi-handi sport.
Dates and timings for Malingao.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi prevails at Nishita, the midnight muhurta, in Malingao. The puja window is that muhurta, so it can fall after midnight.
How it is observed
- Krishna was born at midnight
- Fasting until midnight, then celebration
- Krishna puja
- Midnight celebration
- Dahi Handi
Regional calendars
Also known as: जन्माष्टमी (Hindi) · ஸ்ரீ கிருஷ்ண ஜயந்தி (Tamil) · కృష్ణాష్టమి (Telugu) · ಕೃಷ್ಣ ಜನ್ಮಾಷ್ಟಮಿ (Kannada) · জন্মাষ্টমী (Bangla) · അഷ്ടമി രോഹിണി (Malayalam)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Shravana · Krishna Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Bhadrapada · Krishna Paksha
- Tamil: Avani 10, 2055 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Bhadro 10, 1431 (Bangabda)
- Malayalam: Chingam 10, 1200 (Kollam era)
Computed for Malingao. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
- Monday, August 26, 2024View day panchang →Tithi window: Mon, Aug 26, 6:09 AM – Tue, Aug 27, 4:50 AM GMT+8Puja window: Mon, Aug 26, 11:19 PM – Tue, Aug 27, 12:07 AM GMT+8Break the fast (Parana): after Tue, Aug 27, 6:08 PMAfter both Ashtami and Rohini have ended (Dharma Shastra).
- Alternate parana (Dharma Shastra): after Tue, Aug 27, 5:35 AM
- Parana in modern practice: after Tue, Aug 27, 12:07 AM
Frequently asked questions
- What is Krishna Janmashtami?
- Birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, the eighth avatara of Vishnu, observed on the Krishna Ashtami of Bhadrapada (Shravana by the amanta reckoning). Devotees fast through the day and celebrate the birth at midnight with abhisheka of the infant Krishna and bhajans; many regions also hold the dahi-handi sport.
- When is Krishna Janmashtami 2024?
- Krishna Janmashtami falls on Monday, August 26, 2024.