Pan-India · 2027
The panchang rule
Ashtami (the eighth tithi) of the dark fortnight (Krishna Paksha) of Bhadrapada, when the moon is in the Rohini nakshatra — celebrated at midnight, the hour of Krishna's birth. Reckoned from the panchang each year.
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Janmashtami falls on Wednesday, 25 August 2027.
Janmashtami is set by the panchang — Ashtami (the eighth tithi) of the dark fortnight (Krishna Paksha) of Bhadrapada, when the moon is in the Rohini nakshatra — celebrated at midnight, the hour of Krishna's birth. Reckoned from the panchang each year.
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