Lamps lit in a row at dusk.

Festival · 2082

Krishna Janmashtami 2082

Falls on 16 August 2082 in Chandigarh, as computed from the real sky for that city.

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The sky that day

The Moon
Krishna Saptamithen Krishna Ashtami from 08:35, the tithi this festival keeps
The Sun is in
Karka
The Moon is in
Mesha, in Bharani

What the day is

Born at midnight, in a prison, to parents who could not keep him. The tradition puts its most joyful figure's birth in the least joyful place on purpose.

How to keep Krishna Janmashtami

One act for the day

Stay awake past midnight if you can, and sing. Feed children who are not yours.

The day, for Chandigarh

16 August 2082

Kept on the day its tithi runs at midnight (nishita).

Tithi
Krishna Saptami · until 08:35then Krishna Ashtami from 08:35, the tithi this festival keeps
Nakshatra
Bharani
Sunrise – Sunset
05:50 – 19:03
Abhijit Muhurta
12:00 – 12:53
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The day is chosen by the moment the tradition reads its tithi at, and the times are that day's own, computed for this city. A festival-specific puja window is not printed: those rules differ by tradition and await a scholar's review.

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