Kṛṣṇa Janmāṣṭamī

Appearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Tuesday, 26 August 1766

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 begins26 Aug, 10:52 PM

Ends27 Aug, 11:42 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 (26 August 1766)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:31 AM79° E

Sunset6:57 PM281° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise11:35 PM65° ENE

Moonset11:57 AM294° WNW

Rāhu Kāla

3:51 PM – 5:24 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

9:37 AM – 11:11 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:20 PM – 1:08 PM

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

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