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Krishna Janmashtami 2029 falls on Saturday, September 1, 2029 in Toronto. It is Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha Ashtami in the Hindu lunar calendar. Nishita Kaal is 12:55 AM – 1:39 AM. Sunrise is 6:42 AM and sunset 7:51 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 2029 in Toronto is on Saturday, September 1, 2029. It falls on Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha Ashtami.
Nishita Kaal in Toronto on Sep 1, 2029 is 12:55 AM – 1:39 AM. This is the window in which the main observance is performed.
Yes. Krishna Janmashtami falls on Sep 1, 2029 in both Toronto 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.