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Krishna Janmashtami · 2025

Falls on: Friday, August 15, 2025

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 Abu Dhabi.

Why this date

It is kept on the day its tithi prevails at Nishita, the midnight muhurta, in Abu Dhabi. 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: Aadi 31, 2056 (Thiruvalluvar)
  • Bengali: Shrabon 30, 1432 (Bangabda)
  • Odia: Shrabana 31, 1432 (Vilayati era)
  • Malayalam: Karkidakam 30, 1200 (Kollam era)

Computed for Abu Dhabi. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.

Krishna Janmashtami 2025
Krishna
  • Friday, August 15, 2025View day panchang →
    Tithi window: Fri, Aug 15, 10:20 PM – Sat, Aug 16, 8:05 PM GST
    Puja window: Sat, Aug 16, 12:02 – 12:50 AM GST
    Break the fast (Parana): after Sat, Aug 16, 8:05 PM
    After both Ashtami and Rohini have ended (Dharma Shastra).
    • Alternate parana (Dharma Shastra): after Sat, Aug 16, 5:57 AM
    • Parana in modern practice: after Sat, Aug 16, 12:50 AM
    ISKCON Janmashtami: Saturday, August 16, 2025
    ISKCON (Vaishnava) observes on this day and breaks the fast after the next sunrise.
    Break the fast (Parana): after Sun, Aug 17, 5:57 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 2025?
Krishna Janmashtami falls on Friday, August 15, 2025.