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Friday, 4 September 2026
What matters on this day
Shravana Krishna Paksha until 12:14 AM, Sep 05
New Delhi ¡ purnimanta reckoning ¡ change
Sunrise6:04 AM
Sunset6:35 PM
Nakshatra
until 11:04 PM
Avoid
10:46 AM â 12:20 PM
Auspicious
11:55 AM â 12:45 PM
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 â
Coming up
- Aja Ekadashi in 3 days Mon, 7 Sep
- Bhauma Pradosh in 4 days Tue, 8 Sep
- Masik Shivaratri in 5 days Wed, 9 Sep
The rest of today
Inauspicious periods
10:46 AM â 12:20 PM
3:27 PM â 5:01 PM
7:38 AM â 9:12 AM
11:04 AM â 12:45 PM, 3:15 PM â 4:55 PM
These are periods traditionally avoided for starting something. They do not move a festival â an observance fixed by its own rule stays where the rule puts it. More â
Moon, and the five limbs
Moonrise11:39 PM
Moonset12:59 PM
Harshana until 3:44 PM
Balava
Shukravara
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