Krishna Janmashtami is kept on the Krishna Ashtami that holds midnight, the hour of his birth. Here is this year’s day with its midnight window, computed for New Delhi.
The days of Janmashtami 2030
Krishna Janmashtami
Krishna was born at midnight in Mathura on the eighth day of the dark fortnight. Families fast, sing and keep the midnight watch, then break the fast after the birth.
- Tithi: Krishna Ashtami
- 17:32 (Tue 20 Aug) – 20:01
- Nishita kaal (midnight puja)
- 00:02 (Thu 22 Aug) – 00:46 (Thu 22 Aug)
- Rohini nakshatra
- 19:24 – 22:31 (Thu 22 Aug)
Times shown for New Delhi (UTC+5:30), computed with the Sunyra engine (sidereal Lahiri). Sunrise, sunset and the rising signs shift with your city, by up to an hour or more: check the panchang for your own place. Panchang for your city →
