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Sunday, 15 August 2275

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Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī

Appearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Sunday, 15 August 2275

Vasudeva carrying newborn baby Kṛṣṇa across the midnight Yamunā with Ananta Śeṣanāga shielding them in the storm
Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī: In the midnight tempest, Vasudeva carries the infant Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa across the parted waves of the sacred Yamunā under the protective golden canopy of Ananta Śeṣanāga.

From the pañchāṅga

Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī begins15 Aug, 5:58 AM
Ends16 Aug, 5:39 AM
ObservanceNiśīta, midnight worship

By local reckoning this is kept on Saturday, 14 August or Sunday, 15 August across the world, the date above is for your location.

Smārta observes the midnight (niśīta) Aṣṭamī shown here; Vaiṣṇava tradition also requires the Rohiṇī nakṣatra and may keep it a day later.

How to keep the fast

A day-long fast, often kept without water (nirjala), held until midnight with jāgaraṇa, the night vigil of kīrtana, and worship at the niśīta hour of Kṛṣṇa’s appearance.

Breaking the fast, Broken after the midnight worship; the strict break it the next morning, once Aṣṭamī (and, for Vaiṣṇavas, the Rohiṇī nakṣatra) has passed.

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Today's Sky (15 August 2275)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise6:07 AM75° ENE
Sunset6:41 PM285° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise12:07 AM74° ENE
Moonset12:10 PM285° WNW
Rāhu Kāla

5:07 PM – 6:41 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

12:24 PM – 1:58 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:00 PM – 12:48 PM

Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.

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