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📅 When is Krishna Janmāṣṭamī?

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2026 (this year)2026-09-04Friday
Traditional observance of Bhagavān Krishna’s manifestation at Mathurā on Bhādrapada Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī with Rohiṇī; no exact civil year is asserted here.
Associated deity: Krishna (svayaṁ bhagavān)

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

Detection Rule (Pure Pañchāṅga-Based)

{
  "tithi_number": 23,
  "tithi_paksha": "Kṛṣṇa",
  "nakshatra_name": "Rohiṇī",
  "lunar_month": "Bhādrapada"
}

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Sources

Precedence: 1 (lower = higher priority on multi-festival days)
Engine: Festival catalogue runs at request time over the Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate's pañchāṅga output

Sources and Connected Observances

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Krishna Janmāṣṭamīlocal festival mūrti-page · Vaishnava/festivalsall 124 festival pages and tradition categories/2026 Hindu calendaryear-level festival occurrence aggregation from the same engine2026 occurrenceKrishna Janmāṣṭamī computed on Friday, 2026-09-04krishna chartrelated janma-kuṇḍalī or historical chart routeŚB 10.3local Bhāgavata route mirrored from festival source text: Bhāgavata Purāṇa 10.3BG 10.35Krishna as Mārgaśīrṣa among months and kusumākara among seasonsBG 10.30kālaḥ kalayatām aham · Krishna as Time among reckoners/jyotisha-referencetithi, nakshatra, vāra, and pañchāṅga element source layer/cosmic-timekalpa, manvantara, yuga, and annual-cycle time context/lagna-tithi-lokaMātṛ-Vidyā source layer for tithi, loka, and reader-local kṣetra/samskara-muhurtaoperational muhūrta doorway for dharmic timing decisions/bindufestival time as Bindu-touch aperture in the dharmic year/philosophyKrishna = Paramaatma = Parabrahman constitutional foundationtextual witnessesBhāgavata Purāṇa 10.3