Zarma Satam Observance The seventh of the dark fortnight of Bhadra, kept as the day before Janam Ashtami and as its preparation.
Zarma Satam 2027 falls on Tuesday, 24 August, computed for Chennai.
The name
The same day, in every language that has a word for it
- English
- Zarma Satam
- कॉशुर
- ज़रमा सतम
Only the names actually in use are listed. A blank script is not an omission: the day may simply not be kept there, or be kept under a different festival's name.
Asia/Kolkata · UTC+5:30
The date of a festival depends on the place: a tithi that ends at dusk in Chennai can still be running at dusk a thousand kilometres west, which moves the day. Sunrise and sunset here are computed for the place above.
When it falls next
Kashmir calendar, computed for Chennai
- Tuesday, 24 August 2027
- Saturday, 12 August 2028
- Friday, 31 August 2029
Where Zarma Satam falls on the solar year, and how far the date moves between occurrences.
- 2027: 24 Aug
- 2028: 12 Aug
- 2029: 31 Aug
The dates, year by year
Kashmir calendar, computed for Chennai
| Year | Zarma Satam |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Friday, 15 August 2025 |
| 2026 | Thursday, 3 September 2026 |
| 2027 | Tuesday, 24 August 2027 |
| 2028 | Saturday, 12 August 2028 |
| 2029 | Friday, 31 August 2029 |
| 2030 | Tuesday, 20 August 2030 |
| 2031 | Saturday, 9 August 2031 |
| 2032 | Friday, 27 August 2032 |
| 2033 | Tuesday, 16 August 2033 |
| 2034 | Tuesday, 5 September 2034 |
| 2035 | Saturday, 25 August 2035 |
| 2036 | Thursday, 14 August 2036 |
Worked out for Chennai, Lahiri ayanamsa. A date is a function of the place: set yours above and the next three come back for where you are.
What the day is
The seventh of the dark fortnight of Bhadra, kept as the day before Janam Ashtami and as its preparation. The house is cleaned, the cradle and the image are got ready, and the fast that will be kept through the next day and night is begun in the evening. The jantri names the two days together, and in most Pandit houses they are one observance in two parts. Zarm is birth, and the name says what the day leads to.
- Deity
- Krishna
- Kind
- Observance Days marked, watched or begun, without a fast or a feast of their own.
The hour
Clock times for Tuesday, 24 August 2027 at Chennai
Bhadra Krishna Saptami at sunrise, the day before Janam Ashtami. An amanta almanac calls the same fortnight Shravana Krishna.
| Instant | Time | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrise | 05:57 | the udaya tithi, the tithi running as the sun comes up |
Sunrise 05:57, sunset 18:25, UTC+5.5. These are the instants the rule is read at, not the temple's own puja times, which every temple prints for itself.
The fast
The fast begins in the evening and runs into the next day; the meal before it is light and vegetarian.
Where the regions differ
Kashmiri Pandits keep it as the eve of Janam Ashtami; elsewhere the Saptami before Janmashtami carries no name of its own.
The dates above are the Kashmir reckoning, because that is the calendar this key belongs to. Switch the tradition on the calendar page to see how another one dates the same day.
Every date here is computed from the Sun and Moon for the place entered, by the rule printed beside it. A printed panchangam can differ by a day where an almanac reads a tithi at a different instant, and a family's own custom always comes first. Where the practice genuinely varies, the text says so rather than choosing for you.