Saturday, September 5, 2026
Krishna Janmashtami 2026 falls on Saturday, September 5, 2026 in Wellington. It is Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha Ashtami in the Hindu lunar calendar. Puja Muhurat is 11:53 PM – 12:44 AM. Sunrise is 6:41 AM and sunset 5:58 PM.
India: Sep 4, 2026 · Krishna Janmashtami 2026 →
Also known as: Janmashtami · Gokulashtami · Krishna Jayanti · Ashtami Rohini
Windows are computed for this city — the tithi decides which are valid, so they shift with your location and are not the Indian times. Abhijit and Rahu Kaal belong to the day itself rather than to the festival.
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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 2026 in Wellington is on Saturday, September 5, 2026. It falls on Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha Ashtami.
Puja Muhurat in Wellington on Sep 5, 2026 is 11:53 PM – 12:44 AM. This is the window in which the main observance is performed.
No. Krishna Janmashtami is on Sep 5, 2026 in Wellington but Sep 4, 2026 in India. The tithi begins at one moment worldwide, and that moment lands on a different local day in each place.
Krishna Janmashtami is also known as Janmashtami, Gokulashtami, Krishna Jayanti, Ashtami Rohini. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.