Krishna Janmashtami 2027: date and nishita puja in your city

Krishna Janmashtami 2027 is on Wednesday, 25 August 2027 in New York, with the nishita puja at 12:37 AM – 1:19 AM EDT. Find your city below: each time is local, and some cities keep a different date from India.

Krishna Janmashtami celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna on the Krishna Ashtami (8th day of the waning moon) of Bhadrapada in the purnimanta calendar (Shravana in the amanta calendar). Devotees fast and worship at midnight, the time of Krishna's birth.

How these dates and times are calculated

The main worship is at Nishita Kaal, the Hindu midnight of your own city. The date follows the Smarta rule used by Drik Panchang: the night on which Ashtami runs at Nishita, except that when the next day begins in Ashtami and Rohini nakshatra (Krishna's birth star) runs at that night's midnight, the next day is kept. Vaishnava communities and ISKCON temples sometimes keep a different day; follow your temple when they differ.

The fast is broken after the midnight puja in many families, or after sunrise the next day. Times are computed for each city's coordinates and time zone.

A simple Janmashtami at home

1. Decorate a small cradle (jhula) for Laddu Gopal or bal Krishna, with flowers and a lamp.
2. Fast through the day as your health allows; many keep a phalahari fast.
3. At Nishita Kaal, bathe the deity with panchamrit (milk, curd, ghee, honey and sugar), dress him, and offer butter, sugar candy (mishri) and tulsi.
4. Sing bhajans, read the birth story, do aarti and rock the cradle; share prasad.

Customs differ between regions and families; follow your own tradition where it differs from this outline.