Krishna Janmashtami · 2025
Falls on: Sunday, August 17, 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 Sendai.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi prevails at Nishita, the midnight muhurta, in Sendai. The puja window is that muhurta, so it can fall after midnight.
Krishna Janmashtami 2025
Krishna
- Sunday, August 17, 2025View day panchang →Tithi window: Sat, Aug 16, 3:20 AM – Sun, Aug 17, 1:05 AM GMT+9Puja window: Sun, Aug 17, 11:16 PM – Mon, Aug 18, 12:04 AM GMT+9
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 Sunday, August 17, 2025.