Shri Krishna Janmashtami 2022 Date, Puja Muhurat and Significance

(Last Updated On: June 22, 2022)

Krishna Janmashtami 2022 or simply known as Janmashtami 2022, is a major religious festival of Hindus that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna.Janmashtami, the Hindu festival celebrating the birth (birth) of Lord Krishna on the eighth (Ashtami) day of the dark fortnight of the month of Bhadrapada (August–September). Another significance of the number eight in the Krishna story is that she is the eighth child of her mother Devaki.

Lord Krishna is considered to be the eighth incarnation (avatar) of Lord Vishnu. It is also known as Gokulashtami or Shri Krishna Jayanti in many parts of the country and is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over the country and the world. People celebrate this day by fasting and worshiping the idols of Lord Krishna. Let us know more about Janmashtami 2022 date from this article like when and how to celebrate it, worship method, story behind it etc.

Janmashtami 2022 will be celebrated on August 18, 2022. Ashtami Tithi will start on 18th August 2022 at 09:20 PM and will end on 19th August 2022 at 10:59 PM.

Janmashtami 2022

Festival	Janmashtami 2022
Also known as	Krishna Janmashtami 2022, Gokulashtami 2022, SaatamAatham 2022, Srikrishna Jayanti 2022, Yadukulashtami 2022
Category	Hindu festival
Janmashtami 2022 Date	18th August 2022
Day	Thursday

Janmashtami 2022 Date

The date and time of Janmashtami and Janmashtami Puja varies every year as it is based on the Hindu lunar calendar. Krishna Janmashtami is celebrated every year on the eighth (Ashtami) of Krishna Paksha in the month of Shravan or Bhadrapada. According to the Gregorian calendar, it generally falls in the month of August or September. In the year 2022, Krishna Janmashtami will be celebrated on Thursday, 18 August and the puja timings will be from 12:03 PM to 12:46 PM on 19 August. This year will be the 5249th birth anniversary of Lord Krishna.

Celebrating Krishna Janmashtami

Krishna Janmashtami festival is celebrated by Hindus all over the world during 2-3 days. During the festival, drama-dance acts from the life of Lord Krishna are played in ‘Krishna Leelas’. This is followed by a whole night of Jagran accompanied by devotional songs sung, fasting and a festival the next day where specially made sweets and dishes are distributed and enjoyed by all.

Holiday on Janmashtami 2022

Janmashtami 2022 is an important and major festival of Hindus which is celebrated not only in India but all over the world. States like Delhi, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand celebrate Janmashtami as a holiday. Public offices, banks, schools and many private offices have a day off on the occasion of Janmashtami.

Story behind celebration of Janmashtami 2022

Lord Krishna was born in Mathura to Devaki and Vasudeva on the eighth (Ashtami) of Krishna Paksha in the month of Shravan. Before his birth, a prophecy was made that Devaki’s eighth son would be the cause of the downfall of Devaki’s brother, King Kansa. To prevent this prophecy from coming true, Kansa imprisoned his sister and her husband and ordered to kill all their eight sons as soon as they were born.

Kansa successfully killed the first six children of Devaki and Vasudeva but at the time of the birth of the seventh child, Balarama, the fetus was miraculously transferred into the womb of Rohini, Vasudeva’s first wife. The time came and the eighth child of Devaki, Krishna, was born exactly at midnight on the eighth day of Krishna Paksha in Shravan. Right after his birth, all the security of the prison was disabled and again an oracle was asking Vasudeva to save the child and gave it to Nanda Baba and Yashoda in Vrindavan. Vasudeva completed the oracle and took the child to Vrindavan and returned back to jail with a baby girl. When Kansa saw the child, he tried to kill her too, but he was throwing her on the ground, instead she rose in the air and transformed into Goddess Durga and warned Kansa that her fate would be fulfilled and The one he fears has already been born.

Janmashtami 2022 fast and worship method

Krishna Janmashtami 2022 is considered to be a very auspicious festival and people observe a one-day fast to celebrate this day. Generally this fast is observed a day before the birth of Krishna and people break their fast after celebrating his birth. The puja begins after midnight when the idol of Krishna is bathed, cleaned and placed in a cradle dressed in new clothes specially made for Krishna. They are worshiped and prayed by singing devotional songs and fruits, sweets and other food items are offered as prasad to Lord Krishna. Then people consume these food items and break their fast. Apart from the celebration at home, Utsav and Janmashtami Puja are also performed in the temples which is attended by many devotees.

Rules of fasting on Krishna Janmashtami

Food should not be consumed during Janmashtami fast until the next day the fast is broken after sunrise. All the rules to be followed during Ekadashi fast should be followed during Janmashtami fasting also.

Parana which means breaking the fast should be done at the appropriate time. For Krishna Janmashtami Vrat, the Ashtami Tithi and Rohini Nakshatra ends on the next day after sunrise. If Ashtami Tithi and Rohini Nakshatra do not end before sunset, the fast can be broken during the day when Ashtami Tithi or Rohini Nakshatra ends. When neither the Ashtami Tithi nor the Rohini Nakshatra ends before sunset or even at Hindu midnight (also known as Nishita time), they must wait for it to end before breaking the fast. .

Famous Traditions Related to Janmashtami 2022

There is a famous tradition of hanging a pot filled with milk, curd or buttermilk on a high pole. People build human pyramids to reach the pot and break it. This practice is done in imitation of Krishna and his friends to break a pot of freshly churned butter hung by his mother. It is a famous tradition of Maharashtra and other western states of the country. In some states like Manipur, Assam, Rajasthan and Gujarat, Raas Leela (Krishna Leela) is organized which is a dance-drama depicting the life of Lord Krishna and the gopis.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Question 1: When is Janmashtami 2022?

Answer: Janmashtami 2022 will be celebrated on 18th August 2022.

Question 2: When will the Ashtami date start?

Answer: 09:20 pm, 18th August 2022

Question 3: When will the Ashtami date end?

Answer: 10:59 pm, 19th August 2022

प्रश्न 1: जन्माष्टमी 2022 कब है?

उत्तर: जन्माष्टमी 2022 18 अगस्त 2022 को मनाई जाएगी।

प्रश्न 2: अष्टमी तिथि कब शुरू होगी?

उत्तर: 09:20 बजे, 18 अगस्त 2022

प्रश्न 3: अष्टमी तिथि कब समाप्त होगी?

उत्तर: रात 10:59 बजे, 19 अगस्त 2022