When is Krishna Janmashtami?
Krishna Janmashtami 2027 is on Wednesday, August 25, 2027.
Dates follow the Hindu calendar for New Delhi, India. In North America some festivals are kept one day earlier because of the time difference; check with your temple.
Celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna. Devotees fast until midnight, sing devotional songs and act out scenes from his childhood.
How the date is set: The eighth day of the dark half of Bhadrapada (August or September).
The date in other years
A short history
Krishna Janmashtami (Sanskrit: कृष्णजन्माष्टमी, romanized: Kṛṣṇajanmāṣṭamī), also known simply as Krishnashtami, Janmashtami, or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu. In the prominent Hindu scriptures, such as the Mahabharata, Bhagavata Purana, Gita Govinda, etc. Krishna has been identified as the supreme God and the source of all avatars. Krishna's birth is celebrated and observed on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the dark fortnight (Krishna Paksha) in Shravana Masa (according to the amanta tradition) or Bhadrapada Masa (according to the purnimanta tradition).
From Wikipedia’s article Krishna Janmashtami, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Related days
Sources
- Drik Panchang festival calendar (New Delhi) Dates
- Wikipedia: Krishna Janmashtami Short history (CC BY-SA 4.0)