Krishna Janmashtami 2027 கிருஷ்ண ஜென்மாஷ்டமி
Wednesday, 25 August 2027
The day in the Tamil calendar
| Date | Wednesday, 25 August 2027 |
|---|---|
| Tamil date | Aavani 9 ஆவணி Drik: the traditional (Vakya) table does not cover this date yet. |
| Tithi at sunrise | Ashtami (அஷ்டமி) until 7:20 PM · Krishna Paksha |
| Nakshatra at sunrise | Krittika (கார்த்திகை) until 12:28 PM |
| Sunrise / Sunset | 6:00 AM / 6:21 PM |
| Tamil Nadu holiday | Not in the Tamil Nadu government holiday list for 2027 |
Timings for Chennai. The date follows the Tamil Nadu calendar.
About the festival
Krishna Jayanthi, also called Gokulashtami or Janmashtami, celebrates the birth of Krishna, who is revered as an avatar of Vishnu.1,2
Many devotees fast, and worship is centred on midnight, the traditional hour of Krishna's birth, when an image of the infant Krishna is bathed, dressed and worshipped, followed by singing and sweets.2,3
In Tamil homes, small footprints of the infant Krishna are drawn with rice-flour paste from the threshold to the family shrine, representing his arrival into the house.2,4
When it falls: Krishna Jayanthi falls on Ashtami, the eighth day of the dark fortnight (Krishna Ashtami) of the lunar month Shravana in the amanta reckoning (Bhadrapada in the purnimanta reckoning), in August or September.1,2
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Krishna Janmashtami in other years
| 2025 | Saturday, 16 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Friday, 4 September 2026 |
| 2027 | Wednesday, 25 August 2027 |
| 2028 | Sunday, 13 August 2028 |