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Janmashtami 2024 Date — Monday, August 26, 2024

When is Janmashtami in 2024? Janmashtami 2024 falls on Monday, August 26, 2024.

Observance: Krishna Janmashtami. City calendars may vary slightly by sunrise and amanta or purnimanta tradition — confirm with your local mandir.

Janmashtami 2024 — full list of dates

Janmashtami 2024 key dates and days
ObservanceDate & dayNotes
Krishna JanmashtamiMon, 26 August 2024Midnight puja
Dahi Handi (Gopalkala)Tue, 27 August 2024Next day in Maharashtra
Radha AshtamiWed, 11 September 2024

Why we celebrate

Birth of Krishna at midnight in Mathura prison — avatar of Vishnu who delivered Bhagavad Gita.

How it is celebrated

Fasting, midnight abhishekam, dahi-handi, jhulan, temple tableaux, bhajan.

Puja timing

Fast until midnight Nishita puja when Krishna was born; abhishekam at exact birth moment (tradition varies by sampradaya).

Foods & offerings

Makhan, panchamrit, fruits; no grains until after midnight puja. Chappan bhog in temples.

Rituals

  1. Decorate cradle (jhula); fast through day.
  2. Midnight abhishekam with panchamrit.
  3. Chant Vishnu sahasranama and Gita chapters.
  4. Break fast with prasad after puja.

Janmashtami dates by year

When is Janmashtami — 2023 to 2027
YearDate & day
2023Thu, 7 September 2023
2024Mon, 26 August 2024
2025Sat, 16 August 2025
2026Fri, 4 September 2026
2027Wed, 25 August 2027

Hindu festivals around Janmashtami 2024