🪷 कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी · Krishna Janmāṣṭamī
📅 When is Krishna Janmāṣṭamī?
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-08-16 | Saturday |
| 2026 (this year) | 2026-09-04 | Friday |
| 2027 | 2027-08-24 | Tuesday |
Tradition
Tradition: Vaishnava
Avatāra index: #20 of 22 (per Bhāgavata 1.3)
Vrata: Yes (fasting day)
Primary observance: Madhya-rātri (midnight) abhiṣekam in Mathurā tradition
How the day is decided
Aṣṭamī at niśītha: on the first day only, the first; on the second only, on both, or on neither, the second.
Source: Dharmasindhu, Janmāṣṭamī-nirṇaya (OCR 3586-3596); Nirṇayasindhu II. Computed on the Sūrya Siddhānta's sunrise, tithi and Moon at Ujjayinī (a city's page uses that city's sunrise).
Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)
{
"tithi_number": 23,
"tithi_paksha": "Kṛṣṇa",
"lunar_month": "Bhādrapada",
"kala_rule": "janmashtami"
}Sources
- Bhāgavata Purāṇa 10.3
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output
Sources and Connected Observances
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