Krishna Janmashtami · 2025
Falls on: Saturday, August 16, 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 Kolkata.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi prevails at Nishita, the midnight muhurta, in Kolkata. 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 32, 2056 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Shrabon 31, 1432 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Shrabana 32, 1432 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Karkidakam 31, 1200 (Kollam era)
Computed for Kolkata. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
- Saturday, August 16, 2025View day panchang →Tithi window: Fri, Aug 15, 11:50 PM – Sat, Aug 16, 9:35 PM ISTPuja window: Sat, Aug 16, 11:16 PM – Sun, Aug 17, 12:04 AM ISTBreak the fast (Parana): after Mon, Aug 18, 3:17 AMAfter both Ashtami and Rohini have ended (Dharma Shastra).
- Alternate parana (Dharma Shastra): after Sun, Aug 17, 5:14 AM
- Parana in modern practice: after Sun, Aug 17, 12:04 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 Saturday, August 16, 2025.