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Saturday, 16 August 2025
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 9:35 PM
New Delhi · purnimanta reckoning · change
Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset6:55 PM
Nakshatra
until 6:06 AM
Avoid
9:10 AM – 10:47 AM
Auspicious
— Abhijit Muhurta not considered on Saturday
KalashtamiAshtami
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Krishna Janmashtami
The birth of Krishna at midnight in the prison at Mathura. Kept with a fast through the day, worship at midnight, and in the west of India the dahi-handi the following day.
Why today, and how to observe it →
Coming up
- Aja Ekadashi in 3 days Tue, 19 Aug
- Pradosh Vrat in 4 days Wed, 20 Aug
- Mahalaya Amavasya in 6 days Fri, 22 Aug
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
9:10 AM – 10:47 AM
2:02 PM – 3:40 PM
5:54 AM – 7:32 AM
8:31 AM – 10:15 AM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival — an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More →
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise11:49 PM
Moonset12:54 PM
Vriddhi until 7:21 AM
Balava
Shanivara
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