Krishna Janmashtami 2027: Tuesday, 24 August 2027

Krishna Janmashtami in 2027 falls on Tuesday, 24 August 2027. It is kept on the Krishna Ashtami of amanta Shravana — the same fortnight that purnimanta calendars, the usual reckoning in north India, name after Bhadrapada.

Why Krishna Janmashtami Is on 24 August in 2027

The Krishna Ashtami begins at 20:25 on 24 August 2027 and ends at 19:20 on 25 August 2027. The 2027 instants are the same everywhere; only the clock they are read on changes. The rule recorded for Krishna Janmashtami tests the tithi at nishita, the middle of the night (“tithi at nishita kaal”).

On 24 August 2027 the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 18:51 at New Delhi. The Krishna Ashtami is not running at sunrise on 24 August 2027; it begins at 20:25, after sunrise, and is current at the moment the rule names, which is why Krishna Janmashtami is kept that day rather than on the day that holds the tithi at dawn.

In 2027 the Krishna Ashtami lasts 22 hours 55 minutes, against 21 hours 49 minutes in 2026 and 24 hours 54 minutes in 2028: a tithi is twelve degrees of the Moon’s gain on the Sun, and the Moon never gains at a steady rate. The day itself runs 12 hours 57 minutes from sunrise to sunset at New Delhi.

The daily panchang for 24 August 2027 gives Krishna Saptami at sunrise, not the Krishna Ashtami, which is the point of the rule above; the day before, Krishna Shashthi; the day after, Krishna Ashtami. At that sunrise the yoga is Dhruva and the karana Vishti. The panchang for 24 August 2027 has the rest of the day.

When the Krishna Ashtami begins, the Moon is in Krittika, ruled by the Sun. By sunrise on 24 August 2027 the daily table has it in Bharani.

Krishna Janmashtami in 2026, 2027 and 2028

Krishna Janmashtami 2027 comes 11 days earlier in the calendar year than Krishna Janmashtami 2026. Between Krishna Janmashtami 2026 and Krishna Janmashtami 2027 the lunation table has 12 new moons, and twelve lunations fall short of a solar year, so the date moves earlier.

In the 2027 table Krishna Janmashtami comes 7 days after Raksha Bandhan and 10 days before Hartalika Teej.

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Every 2027 festival is on the festival dates page and in the 2027 festival calendar. For how tithi, nakshatra and the day’s timings are read, see reading the panchang. This page in Hindi: हिंदी में. The Krishna Janmashtami 2027 timings are New Delhi’s; sunrise and everything measured from it shift by minutes to the better part of an hour across India.