Janmashtami In 2024 Dates In India. Janmashtami is a significant hindu festival celebrated on the eighth day, known as ashtami, of the dark fortnight, or krishna paksha, in the hindu month of. This year, the festival will be observed on august 26, monday.

Krishna janmashtami is also known as krishnashtami, gokulashtami, ashtami rohini, srikrishna jayanti and sree jayanthi. As per the hindu calendar, the occasion of shree krishna janmashtami is observed in the bhadrapada month on the eighth day (ashtami tithi) of krishna paksha.