Janmashtami 2024: Shubh Muhurat, Citywise Timings, Puja Samagri, and Rituals to Celebrate Lord Krishna’s Birthday

Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated in Ashtami Tithi of Krishna Paksha in the month of Shraavana of Bhadrapad. This year Janmashtami is on the 26 August. The Most Information about Krishna is noted from Mahabharat and the Puranas, and Bhagavata Purana.

Krishna was the 8th Son of Devki and Vasudev According to Hindu scriptures the was a future prediction that one of Devki's sons would kill her brother and her brother was Kans the ruler of Asura and Lanka who captured and trapped Devki and her Husband. Krishna was born in prison after the 7 children of Devki got killed by their Uncle.

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The Day Krishna was born the guards fell asleep and Vasudev sent Krishna across Jamuna to Vrindavan in the care of his Foster parents Yashoda and Nanda. This day is celebrated as Janmashtami by keeping fasts, singing devotional songs of love for Krishna, and keeping a vigil into the night.

Shubh Muhurat

• Nishita Puja Time - 12:01 am to 12:45 am,
• August 27 Ashtami Tithi Begins - 3:39 am,
• August 26 Ashtami Tithi Ends - 2:19 am,
• August 27 Midnight Shubh Muhurat - 12:23 am,
• August 27 Rohini Nakshatra Begins - 3:55 pm,
• August 26 Rohini Nakshatra Ends - 3:38 pm,
• August 27 Parana Muhurat - after 3:38 pm,
• August 27 Rohini Nakshatra End Time - 3:38 pm
• Parana - 12:45 am, August 27
• Chandrodaya - 11:20 pm, August 26

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Citywise Timings

• New Delhi - 12:01 am to 12:45 am
• August 27 Noida - 12:00 pm to 12:44 am
• August 27 Gurgaon - 12:01 am to 12:46 am
• August 27 Mumbai - 12:17 am to 01:03 am
• August 27 Bengaluru - 11:58 pm to 12:44 am
• August 27 Kolkata - 11:16 pm to 12:01 am
• August 27 Chandigarh - 12:03 am to 12:47 am
• August 27 Pune - 12:13 am to 12:59 am
• August 27 Chennai - 11:48 pm to 12:34 am
• August 27 Jaipur - 12:06 am to 12:51 am
• August 27 Hyderabad - 11:55 pm to 12:41 am
• August 27 Ahmedabad - 12:19 am to 01:04 am, August 27

Puja Samagri

You will need a Banana leaf to put a Krishna photo and ingredients that are rose, wheat, rice, red lotus flowers, incense sticks, agarbatti, kumkum, abir, gulal, kesar, kapur, sindoor, Chandan, yagyopavit 5, akshat, paan leaves, supari, pushmala, haldi, cotton, tulsi mala, kamal gatta, Ganga Jal, honey, dhaniya, panch meva, sugar, cow ghee, cow milk, rituphal, and cardamom for the Puja.

Rituals to Celebrate

You can keep a nirjala vrat or a phalahar fast which is broken at midnight. wear traditional clothes and be at your best look and decorate the Krishna Idol.

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