Krishna Janmashtami 2027 in South Africa: date and local timings

Krishna Janmashtami 2027 falls on Tuesday 24 August 2027 in all 2 South Africa cities listed here. In India it is on Tuesday 24 August 2027 – the same day. The rule: Shravana bahula ashtami at nishita (midnight); when both days qualify the one with Rohini nakshatra at nishita, else the later. In Johannesburg the nishita (the middle muhurta of the night, around midnight) on 24 August 2027 runs 11:44 PM – 12:35 AM (25 Aug) local time, and the tithi runs from 24 August 2027 4:55 PM to 25 August 2027 3:50 PM. The table gives the date for each city with the nishita window and the tithi in local clock time (daylight saving applied), all computed from the NASA/JPL ephemeris for the city's own sunrise and sunset, never converted from IST. Dates here follow the Telugu (amanta) almanac rules. Many Hindu families in Fiji, Mauritius and South Africa use North-Indian (purnimanta) almanacs, which name the months differently and can differ for some vratams; the main festivals that are fixed by a tithi at a part of the day come out the same.

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