When is Janmashtami 2026? — 4 September 2026

Friday, 4 September 2026

Tithi: Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami (amanta: Shravana)
Nishita kaal (midnight puja) · New Delhi: 11:58 PM – 12:43 AM, 5 Sep
Tithi runs: 02:25 AM, 4 Sep to 12:13 AM, 5 Sep

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How the date is chosen

Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami at nishita (midnight), the traditional time of Krishna's birth; when two nights qualify, the one with Rohini nakshatra (Smarta). The Vaishnava (ISKCON) day, which needs Ashtami at sunrise, is shown too when it differs.

About Janmashtami

Birth of Lord Krishna at midnight on Bhadrapada Krishna Ashtami. Devotees fast, decorate a jhula and worship Bal Gopal at midnight; the fast is broken after the puja or the next morning.

Times are for New Delhi (IST). In other cities sunrise, moonrise and muhurat times differ by some minutes, and now and then the day itself differs. Festival times for your city →

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