Festival calendar
Krishna Janmashtami 2021
30 Aug 2021Monday · Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Shravanakrishna · Tithi 8
Krishna's birth - Bhadrapada Krishna 8 in the amanta reckoning. Dated here by the ashtami prevailing at sunrise, which is the Vaishnava rule and the one most published panchangs follow. Smarta practice dates it by nishita instead, and in some years the two fall on different days - 2023 was one
| Dated by | sunrise |
|---|---|
| Lunar month (ending at new moon, amanta) | Shravana |
| Lunar month (ending at full moon, purnimanta) | Bhadrapada |
| Where it is kept | all India |
Why this date
Shravana Krishna Ashtami runs from 29 Aug 2021 23:25 to 31 Aug 2021 02:00 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
The festival is kept on the first day on which this tithi is running at sunrise. Here is that moment on the day before, the day itself and the day after:
- 29 Aug 2021 · sunrise at 05:57: the tithi had not begun
- 30 Aug 2021 · sunrise at 05:57: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 31 Aug 2021 · sunrise at 05:57: the tithi was already over
Dates and times are for Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Another town can differ by a day when a tithi changes close to sunrise. You can change the place above.
Also in this lunar month
- Hariyali Teej · 11 Aug 2021
- Nag Panchami · 13 Aug 2021
- Raksha Bandhan · 22 Aug 2021
- Kajari Teej · 25 Aug 2021