Saturday, August 16, 2025
Krishna Janmashtami 2025 falls on Saturday, August 16, 2025 in Atlanta. It is Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha Ashtami in the Hindu lunar calendar. Nishita Kaal is 1:20 AM – 2:03 AM. Sunrise is 7:01 AM and sunset 8:21 PM.
Same day as India
Also known as: Janmashtami · Gokulashtami · Krishna Jayanti · Ashtami Rohini
Krishna Janmashtami marks Krishna’s birth on the eighth day of the waning moon in Shravana. He was born at midnight in a prison at Mathura, and the festival is built around that hour.
Devotees fast through the day and break it at the Nishita Kaal window below — after midnight, on the following calendar day. Maharashtra adds dahi handi, the human pyramid raised to break a pot of curd.
Krishna Janmashtami 2025 in Atlanta is on Saturday, August 16, 2025. It falls on Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha Ashtami.
Nishita Kaal in Atlanta on Aug 16, 2025 is 1:20 AM – 2:03 AM. This is the window in which the main observance is performed.
Yes. Krishna Janmashtami falls on Aug 16, 2025 in both Atlanta and India this year, though the puja timings differ because sunrise and moonrise are local.
Krishna Janmashtami is also known as Janmashtami, Gokulashtami, Krishna Jayanti, Ashtami Rohini. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.