Janmashtami 2026 in Delhi: date and muhurat

Name: Janmashtami 2026 · Delhi
Start: 2026-09-04T18:28:00.000Z
End: 2026-09-04T19:13:00.000Z
Location: Delhi, India

Janmashtami 2026 falls on Friday, 4 September 2026. In Delhi, the nishita kaal is 11:58 pm – 12:43 am. The tithi at sunrise is Krishna Ashtami and the nakshatra Rohini; sunrise in Delhi is at 6:00 am and Rahu Kaal is 10:45 am – 12:20 pm.

Friday · 4 September 2026Nishita kaal11:58 pm – 12:43 amRemind me the day before · in the app

Muhurat in Delhi

Nishita kaal11:58 pm – 12:43 am

Moonrise11:29 pm

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

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Panchang that day

TithiKrishna Ashtami

NakshatraRohini

Sunrise · sunset6:00 am · 6:39 pm

Rahu Kaal10:45 am – 12:20 pm

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Janmashtami 2026 in other cities

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Other years: 2025 · 2027 · All festivals of 2026

Questions and answers

When is Janmashtami 2026?

On Friday, 4 September 2026 (calculated for Delhi). The tithi at sunrise is Krishna Ashtami.

What is the Janmashtami muhurat in Delhi?

Nishita kaal: 11:58 pm – 12:43 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 Delhi, 10:45 am – 12:20 pm. By tradition, a puja is not begun in this window.

Times for Delhi, Indian Standard Time. Friday, 4 September 2026.

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