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Krishna Janmashtami 2029 falls on Saturday, September 1, 2029 in New Delhi. It is Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha Ashtami in the Hindu lunar calendar. Nishita Kaal is 11:58 PM – 12:43 AM. Sunrise is 6:00 AM and sunset 6:41 PM.
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 2029 in New Delhi is on Saturday, September 1, 2029. It falls on Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha Ashtami.
Nishita Kaal in New Delhi on Sep 1, 2029 is 11:58 PM – 12:43 AM. This is the window in which the main observance is performed.
Krishna Janmashtami is also known as Janmashtami, Gokulashtami, Krishna Jayanti, Ashtami Rohini. These are regional names and spellings for the same festival.