Janmashtami 2025 Date, Puja Time, Vrat Rules & Significance

Janmashtami 2025: Krishna Janmashtami is an important festival of Hinduism, which is celebrated as the birthday of Lord Krishna. According to religious traditions, Shri Krishna was born on the Ashtami date of Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada month at midnight in Rohini Nakshatra. For this reason, every year this day is celebrated with great enthusiasm as Shri Krishna Janmotsav. However, there is some confusion about the date of Janmashtami this year.

When is Janmashtami 2025

This year, Ashtami will start from the night of 15 August 2025. It will end on the night of 16 August. Along with this, Rohini Nakshatra, which is considered to be the special nakshatra of Shri Krishna's birth, will start from the morning of 17 August.

When to celebrate Janmashtami

According to old beliefs, when Ashtami and Rohini Nakshatra are not together, fasting and worship are done in Udaya Tithi. In the year 2025, the festival of Shri Krishna Janmashtami will be celebrated on 16 August, Saturday.

Auspicious time of Shri Krishna Janmashtami

The auspicious time of Shri Krishna Janmashtami on August 15 is from 12:04 am to 12:47 am. The auspicious time of Laddoo Gopal's birth anniversary on Shri Krishna Janmashtami is 43 minutes. At this time, Lord Krishna will appear and his birth anniversary will be celebrated.

Rules of Janmashtami fast

• People observing the fast will abstain from food all day and will only eat fruits.
• It is important to follow a satvik diet and conduct. Avoid tamasic things like meat, garlic, and onion.
• At the time of Shri Krishna's birth at 12 o'clock in the night, welcome the Lord with worship, bhajan-kirtan, swinging the swing, and aarti.
• Breaking the fast at the prescribed time after sunrise the next day is considered sacred in the scriptures. However, some people break the fast even after 12 o'clock at night.
• This time, Janmashtami is special, because it is going to be celebrated as the 5252nd birth anniversary of Shri Krishna. In such a situation, devotees should celebrate this day with full enthusiasm, devotion, rules and resolution.

What is the importance of Janmashtami?

The festival of Janmashtami symbolizes the victory of Dharma over Adharma and the victory of good over evil. Lord Krishna incarnated on earth to establish Dharma and destroy the unrighteous. By fasting and worshiping Lord Krishna on this day, devotees get children, happiness, prosperity, longevity and salvation. This festival gives us an opportunity to take inspiration from the life and teachings of Lord Krishna, which teach us the path of karma, love and devotion. Read More: Raksha Bandhan 2025 Date, Time & Significance, Shubh Muhurat & History