Radha Ashtami 1909
Appearance day of Radha, a fortnight after Janmashtami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:47
- Sunset17:53
- Fasting window (tithi)1909-09-22 · 11:42 → 12:07
- Parana (tithi ends)12:07
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Radha Ashtami puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaRadha Ashtami — Frequently Asked Questions
When is Radha Ashtami?
On the Shukla Ashtami of Bhadrapada, fifteen days after Krishna Janmashtami. Radha's birth is honoured at noon. This year's date is shown above.
How is Radha Ashtami different from Janmashtami?
Janmashtami is the birth of Krishna, kept at midnight; Radha Ashtami is the birth of Radha, kept at noon, fifteen days later. Together they frame the two persons of one divine love, always named as Radha-Krishna.
Why is Radha worshipped before Krishna?
In the Braj and Gaudiya traditions Radha is Krishna's hladini shakti — the power of his own love and joy — and the surest path to him. So her name is spoken first: Radha-Krishna, never the reverse.
Where is Radha Ashtami celebrated most grandly?
In Barsana, Radha's village in Braj, at the Radha Rani temple, and across Vrindavan and Mathura, with days of worship, kirtan and jhulan; it is also a major festival for Gaudiya and ISKCON devotees.
Other major festivals in 1909
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1909
- Vasant Panchami — 26 January 1909
- Maha Shivaratri — 18 February 1909
- Holika Dahan — 6 March 1909
- Holi — 8 March 1909
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 1909
- Ram Navami — 29 March 1909
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 1909
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 1909
- Guru Purnima — 3 July 1909
- Nag Panchami — 21 August 1909
- Raksha Bandhan — 31 August 1909
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 1909
- Hartalika Teej — 17 September 1909
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 18 September 1909
- Anant Chaturdashi — 28 September 1909
- Pitru Paksha begins — 30 September 1909
- Sharad Navratri begins — 15 October 1909
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 1909
- Maha Navami — 23 October 1909
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 1909
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 1909
- Dhanteras — 10 November 1909
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 11 November 1909
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 12 November 1909
- Govardhan Puja — 14 November 1909
- Bhai Dooj — 15 November 1909
- Chhath Puja — 19 November 1909
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 27 November 1909
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 27 November 1909
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