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Krishna Janmashtami कृष्ण जन्माष्टमी
Krishna's birth, observed at midnight — the Nishita muhurat, not at sunrise.
2026 · Delhi
4 Sep 2026
Shukravaar (Fri) · Krishna Ashtami
The rule
What decides this date
- Month
- Bhadrapada
- Fortnight
- Krishna Paksha
- Tithi
- Ashtami
- Reckoning
- Purnimanta (full moon to full moon)
- Observed in
- Across India
- Timed by
- nishita
This rule is quoted in the purnimanta calendar followed across north India. In the amanta calendar of the south and west the same night falls in the previous month — a different month name for the identical date.
Across years
Krishna Janmashtami in 2026–2028
Same rule, three years, three different Gregorian dates. Nothing here is stored — it is recomputed each time.
| Year | Date | Day | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 Sep 2026 | Shukravaar (Fri) | Krishna Ashtami |
| 2027 | 25 Aug 2027 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Krishna Ashtami |
| 2028 | 13 Aug 2028 | Ravivaar (Sun) | Krishna Ashtami |
Across cities
Krishna Janmashtami 2026, by city
A festival falls on the day whose local sunrise its tithi spans, so the date itself can differ — and any time the observance keys on certainly does.
| City | Date | nishita |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 4 Sep 2026 | — |
| Mumbai | 4 Sep 2026 | — |
| London | 4 Sep 2026 | — |
| San Francisco | 4 Sep 2026 | — |