Krishna Janmashtami 2026 Date: Friday, 4 September

Sri Krishna Janmashtami in 2026 falls on Friday 4 September 2026 in the Telugu states (Hyderabad, IST). Bahula Ashtami: 4 Sep 2:25 AM – 5 Sep 12:14 AM IST. In the USA: Thursday 3 September 2026; tithi Thu 3 Sep 4:55 PM – Fri 4 Sep 2:44 PM EDT (1:55 PM – 11:44 AM PDT). In the UK: Thursday 3 September 2026. Also called Krishnashtami, Gokulashtami.

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Sri Krishna Janmashtami, Shravana Bahula Ashtami (amanta), is the midnight birth of Krishna under Rohini nakshatra. The puja is at nishita (midnight), which is why the date depends on which night the ashtami covers midnight; when both nights qualify the one with Rohini is chosen. Telugu homes draw the small footprints of the child Krishna from the door to the puja room and hang utti (pot-breaking) for the children.

Tithi timing

Bahula Ashtami begins 4 September 2026 at 2:25 AM IST and ends 5 September 2026 at 12:14 AM IST.

How the date is decided

Shravana bahula ashtami at nishita (midnight); when both days qualify the one with Rohini nakshatra at nishita, else the later.

Almanacs differ when the ashtami is current at midnight on one night and Rohini nakshatra on the next. This calendar keeps the night the ashtami is current at midnight (the smarta rule); almanacs that follow the ashtami at sunrise or Rohini (the vaishnava rule) keep the next day. In 2026 both give 4 September. In 2027 the ashtami runs from 8:25 PM IST on 24 August to 7:20 PM on 25 August and Rohini begins at 12:28 PM on 25 August: 24 August here and in samvat.in, 25 August in prokerala.com.

Date by city

Different date in 130 of 215 cities: Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, Dallas, New York, Atlanta, Irving, Plano, Frisco, McKinney, Coppell, Fort Worth and 118 more — the tithi is judged against each city's own sunrise and local time (daylight saving included), so the day can shift for cities far from India.

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Stotras commonly recited

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