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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 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: Aadi 31, 2056 (Thiruvalluvar)
  • Bengali: Shrabon 31, 1432 (Bangabda)
  • Odia: Shrabana 32, 1432 (Vilayati era)
  • Malayalam: Karkidakam 31, 1200 (Kollam era)

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

Krishna Janmashtami 2025
Krishna
  • Saturday, August 16, 2025View day panchang →
    Tithi window: Sat, Aug 16, 2:20 AM – Sun, Aug 17, 12:05 AM GMT+8
    Puja window: Sat, Aug 16, 11:22 PM – Sun, Aug 17, 12:10 AM GMT+8
    Break the fast (Parana): after Sun, Aug 17, 5:35 AM
    After both Ashtami and Rohini have ended (Dharma Shastra).
    • Parana in modern practice: after Sun, Aug 17, 12:10 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.