Śrī Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī

Midnight Advent of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa in the Mathurā Prison

Monday, 9 September 2278

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 begins9 Sep, 2:48 PM

Ends10 Sep, 5:13 PM

ObservanceNiśīta, midnight worship

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 (9 September 2278)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:08 AM84° E

Sunset6:25 PM275° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise11:45 PM71° ENE

Moonset11:56 AM288° WNW

Rāhu Kāla

7:40 AM – 9:13 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

10:45 AM – 12:17 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:53 AM – 12:41 PM

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

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