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 Madrid.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi prevails at Nishita, the midnight muhurta, in Madrid. 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
Krishna Janmashtami 2025
Krishna
- Friday, August 15, 2025View day panchang →Tithi window: Fri, Aug 15, 8:20 PM – Sat, Aug 16, 6:05 PM CESTPuja window: Sat, Aug 16, 1:55 – 2:43 AM CESTBreak the fast (Parana): after Sat, Aug 16, 6:05 PMAfter both Ashtami and Rohini have ended (Dharma Shastra).
- Alternate parana (Dharma Shastra): after Sat, Aug 16, 7:26 AM
- Parana in modern practice: after Sat, Aug 16, 2:43 AM
ISKCON Janmashtami: Saturday, August 16, 2025ISKCON (Vaishnava) observes on this day and breaks the fast after the next sunrise.Break the fast (Parana): after Sun, Aug 17, 7:27 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.