Janmashtami, also known as krishna Janmashtami, is a significant Hindu festival celebrated on the eighth day of the dark fortnight in the months of Shraavana or Bhadrapada. In 2025, it marks the 5,252nd birth anniversary of Lord Krishna. This year, the celebration dates have caused some confusion. According to Drik Panchang, the Ashtami Tithi begins at 11:49 PM on august 15 and concludes at 9:34 PM on august 16. Consequently, some devotees will observe the festival on august 15, while others will celebrate on august 16.


Key timings for Janmashtami in 2025 include:


- krishna Janmashtami: Begins on Friday, august 15

- Nishita Puja: 12:06 AM to 12:49 AM on august 16

- Dahi Handi: Saturday, august 16

- Parana: After 9:34 PM on august 16 (as per dharma Shastra)

- Midnight Moment: 12:27 AM, august 16

- Moonrise: 10:43 PM on krishna Dashami


City-specific Nishita Puja timings are as follows:


- Pune: 12:17 AM to 1:02 AM, Aug 16

- New Delhi: 12:04 AM to 12:47 AM, Aug 16

- Chennai: 11:51 PM to 12:36 AM, Aug 16

- Jaipur: 12:10 AM to 12:53 AM, Aug 16

- Hyderabad: 11:58 PM to 12:43 AM, Aug 16

- Gurgaon: 12:05 AM to 12:48 AM, Aug 16

- Chandigarh: 12:06 AM to 12:49 AM, Aug 16

- Kolkata: 11:19 PM on Aug 16 to 12:03 AM on Aug 17

- Mumbai: 12:20 AM to 1:05 AM, Aug 16

- Bengaluru: 12:01 AM to 12:47 AM, Aug 16

- Ahmedabad: 12:22 AM to 1:06 AM, Aug 16

- Noida: 12:03 AM to 12:47 AM, Aug 16


Janmashtami is celebrated with immense devotion throughout india and among Hindu communities globally. Devotees engage in fasting, often until midnight, the believed time of Krishna's birth. Homes and temples are adorned with flowers and lights, and devotional songs and hymns fill the air, reflecting the festivity and reverence associated with this sacred occasion.


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Kokila Chokkanathan

15/08/2025 01:25 PM