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Krishna Janmashtami 2028 falls on Monday, August 14, 2028 in Melbourne. It is Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha Ashtami in the Hindu lunar calendar. Nishita Kaal is 11:57 PM – 12:51 AM. Sunrise is 7:07 AM and sunset 5:42 PM.
India: Aug 13, 2028
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 2028 in Melbourne is on Monday, August 14, 2028. It falls on Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha Ashtami.
Nishita Kaal in Melbourne on Aug 14, 2028 is 11:57 PM – 12:51 AM. This is the window in which the main observance is performed.
No. Krishna Janmashtami is on Aug 14, 2028 in Melbourne but Aug 13, 2028 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.