Krishna Janmashtami 2024: When Will Janmashtami Be Celebrated, Date, Timing and Shubh Yog

There is a lot of enthusiasm all over India about the Krishna Janmashtami festival. This is a special and sacred festival of Hinduism, which is celebrated every year on the Ashtami date of Krishna Paksha of Bhadrapada month.

It is believed that in the Dwapar era, on this date at 12 o'clock in the night in Rohini Nakshatra, Shri Krishna was born in the prison of Madhura Nagari Kansa. Krishna was the eighth child of Devaki. Therefore, every year the festival of Janmashtami is celebrated with great pomp as Krishna Janmotsav.

On this day, bhajans and kirtans are performed in temples and homes, tableaux are decorated, fasts and worship are performed, Shri Krishna's child form (Laddoo Gopal) is adorned and Dahi-Handi is also organized at many places. Let us know when the festival of Janmashtami will be celebrated in 2024.

When is Krishna Janmashtami?

This year Shri Krishna Janmashtami will be celebrated on 26 August 2024. Because according to the Panchang, the Ashtami date of Bhadrapada Krishna Paksha will start on 26 August Monday at 03:39 am, which will end on 27 August at 02:19 am. In such a situation, according to the Udayatithi, Janmashtami will be celebrated on 26 August and fasting and worship will be done on this day.

Let us tell you that Janmashtami is also celebrated for two days. Actually, due to different dates in Smarta and Vaishnava sects, Janmashtami is celebrated differently. Smarta sect worships on the first date of Janmashtami and Vaishnava sect worships on the second date.

Krishna Janmashtami 2024 Shubh Yog

This year, on the day of Krishna Janmashtamii.e. 26 August 2024, Jayanti Yoga is also being formed along with Shubh Yog. According to astrology, the yoga that was formed at the time of Shri Krishna's birth in Dwapar Yuga, the same yoga is also being formed on Janmashtami this year. In astrology, it is called Jayanti Yoga.

According to religious beliefs, Rohini Nakshatra was on Bhadrapada Ashtami at the time of Shri Krishna's birth in Dwapar Yuga. The moon was in Taurus. This year too, the moon will be in Taurus on Janmashtami. At the same time, Rohini Nakshatra will remain from 3:55 pm on August 26 to 3:38 pm the next day.

Along with this, Sarvartha Siddhi Yoga will also remain. The time from 12:01 am to 12:45 am on August 26 is auspicious for the worship of Bal Gopal. In such a situation, there will be only 45 minutes for Janmashtami Puja.