Janmashtami in 2027
Janmashtami falls on 24 August 2027, a Tuesday in 2027. In 2026 it fell on 4 September, so this year it lands 11 days earlier.
Puja muhurat (nishita (midnight))
On the night of 24 August 2027, the nishita (midnight) puja window runs 11:59 PM to 12:47 AM (New Delhi). The window is cut from your city's own sunrise, so it shifts by some minutes elsewhere.
Muhurat in your city
The nishita (midnight) window is cut from the local sunrise, so it shifts by over an hour across India. Your city's time is below.
| City | Puja muhurat |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 11:59 PM - 12:47 AM |
| Mumbai | 12:16 AM - 1:04 AM |
| Bengaluru | 11:58 PM - 12:46 AM |
| Hyderabad | 11:54 PM - 12:42 AM |
| Chennai | 11:47 PM - 12:35 AM |
| Kolkata | 11:15 PM - 12:03 AM |
| Pune | 12:13 AM - 1:01 AM |
| Ahmedabad | 12:18 AM - 1:06 AM |
| Jaipur | 12:05 AM - 12:53 AM |
| Surat | 12:17 AM - 1:05 AM |
| Lucknow | 11:44 PM - 12:32 AM |
| Kanpur | 11:47 PM - 12:35 AM |
| Nagpur | 11:52 PM - 12:40 AM |
| Indore | 12:05 AM - 12:53 AM |
| Bhopal | 11:58 PM - 12:46 AM |
| Visakhapatnam | 11:35 PM - 12:23 AM |
| Patna | 11:28 PM - 12:16 AM |
| Vadodara | 12:15 AM - 1:03 AM |
| Ghaziabad | 11:58 PM - 12:46 AM |
| Ludhiana | 12:04 AM - 12:52 AM |
What Janmashtami is
The birth of Krishna, held to have occurred at midnight - so the observance is anchored at nishita rather than at sunrise.
How this date was worked out
The rule: Ashtami tithi of the Krishna paksha in purnimanta Bhadrapada, prevailing at nishita (midnight). The date is derived from the panchang - the same computation that drives this site's daily pages. Note that the day is fixed by the tithi running during the observance window, not the one at sunrise; that is why several festivals land on a day whose sunrise tithi is something else entirely.
Regional variation
These dates are computed for New Delhi and follow the north-Indian (purnimanta) convention. Tamil, Bengali and Kerala traditions differ on several festivals, and a tithi boundary falling near a window edge can shift the day for a distant city. Check a local panchang before committing to a fast or an event.
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Frequently asked
- What date is Janmashtami in 2027?
- 24 August 2027, a Tuesday.
- Why does the date change every year?
- Hindu festivals are fixed by the lunar month and tithi, which don't line up with the Gregorian calendar. The date therefore drifts each year, and shifts further in a year carrying an intercalary (adhika) month. In 2026 it fell on 4 September, so this year it lands 11 days earlier.
- How was this date computed?
- Ashtami tithi of the Krishna paksha in purnimanta Bhadrapada, prevailing at nishita (midnight). Computed from the sidereal (Lahiri) panchang for New Delhi.
- What time is the Janmashtami puja in 2027?
- In the nishita (midnight) window - 11:59 PM to 12:47 AM on the night of 24 August 2027, for New Delhi. It shifts a few minutes with your city's sunrise.
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