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Janmashtami 2025 Date — Saturday, August 16, 2025

When is Janmashtami in 2025? Janmashtami 2025 falls on Saturday, August 16, 2025.

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

Janmashtami 2025 — full list of dates

Janmashtami 2025 key dates and days
ObservanceDate & dayNotes
Krishna JanmashtamiSat, 16 August 2025Midnight puja
Dahi Handi (Gopalkala)Sun, 17 August 2025Next day in Maharashtra
Radha AshtamiSun, 31 August 2025

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 — 2024 to 2028
YearDate & day
2024Mon, 26 August 2024
2025Sat, 16 August 2025
2026Fri, 4 September 2026
2027Wed, 25 August 2027
2028Sun, 13 August 2028

Hindu festivals around Janmashtami 2025