Muhurat in Surat
Nishita kaal12:21 am – 1:05 am
Tradition places the main puja at midnight (nishita kaal).
Puja, step by step
- Prepare during the day
- Sankalp
- Bhajan in the evening
- Midnight: welcome the Lord
- Abhishek
- Shringar
- Bhog
- Aarti
Panchang that day
TithiKrishna Ashtami
NakshatraKrittika
Sunrise · sunset6:17 am · 7:08 pm
Rahu Kaal9:30 am – 11:06 am
Janmashtami 2025 in other cities
Other years: 2026 · 2027 · All festivals of 2025
Questions and answers
When is Janmashtami 2025?
On Saturday, 16 August 2025 (calculated for Surat). The tithi at sunrise is Krishna Ashtami.
What is the Janmashtami muhurat in Surat?
Nishita kaal: 12:21 am – 1:05 am. Tradition places the main puja at midnight (nishita kaal).
Is Janmashtami at the same time in every city?
The date is usually the same across India, but the muhurat comes from local sunrise and sunset, so it moves by a few minutes from city to city. Now and then the tithi makes the date differ by a day.
When is Rahu Kaal on Janmashtami?
In Surat, 9:30 am – 11:06 am. By tradition, a puja is not begun in this window.
Times for Surat, Indian Standard Time. Saturday, 16 August 2025.
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