Krishna Janmashtamiकृष्ण जन्माष्टमी
Krishna paksha · Ashtami · Shravana māsa · a fast is kept
The birth of Sri Krishna at midnight in Mathura.
Fast through the day; break it after the midnight abhisheka.
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अद्य पञ्चाङ्गम्
Today’s Panchang
Friday, September 4, 2026 · New York · New York — EDT (UTC−4)
Krishna Janmashtami · fast
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The five limbs
Pancha-anga — the five measures by which a Vedic day is known. Each one is given with the moment it gives way to the next.
- Tithi
- Krishna Ashtamiuntil 2:45 PM
- Nakshatra
- Rohinipada 3 · lord Moon · until 1:35 PM
- Yoga
- Vajrauntil 3:17 AM
- Karana
- Kaulavauntil 2:45 PM
- Vaara (weekday)
- FridayShukravara
- Moon in
- VrishabhaTaurus · Sun in Simha
Sun and moon
Computed for 40.71°, -74.01° — your own horizon, not a fixed table.
- Sunrise
- 6:26 AM
- Sunset
- 7:23 PM
- Moonrise
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 2:55 PM
Hours to keep
The windows tradition sets aside for beginning what matters.
- Brahma muhurta
- 4:50 AM – 5:38 AMthe hour and a half before sunrise — for japa, study and prayer
- Abhijit muhurat
- 12:28 PM – 1:20 PMthe eighth muhurta — victorious for almost every undertaking
Hours to let pass
Nothing new is begun in these windows. They are read from the weekday, and they move with your sunrise.
- Rahu Kaal
- 11:17 AM – 12:54 PM
- Yamaganda
- 4:08 PM – 5:46 PM
- Gulika Kaal
- 8:03 AM – 9:40 AM
Choghadiya
The day divided into eight parts from sunrise to sunset, each ruled by a planet and each with its own temper. Read down the column to find the next good hour.
- Char6:26 AM – 8:03 AM
- Labh8:03 AM – 9:40 AM
- Amrit9:40 AM – 11:17 AM
- Kaal11:17 AM – 12:54 PM
- Shubh12:54 PM – 2:31 PM
- Rog2:31 PM – 4:08 PM
- Udveg4:08 PM – 5:46 PM
- Char5:46 PM – 7:23 PM
Observed today
Ahead
Vrat & festival calendar
Every Ekadashi, Pradosh, Purnima and festival, with paran windows.
Your life’s seasons
Vimshottari dasha
Which planet is running your years, and what it asks of you.
Saturn’s passage
Sade Sati
Where Saturn stands relative to your Moon, and for how long.
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