Radha Ashtami 1940
Appearance day of Radha, a fortnight after Janmashtami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:42
- Sunset18:08
- Fasting window (tithi)1940-09-08 · 13:31 → 12:28
- Parana (tithi ends)12:28
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 1940
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1940
- Vasant Panchami — 13 February 1940
- Maha Shivaratri — 7 March 1940
- Holika Dahan — 23 March 1940
- Holi — 24 March 1940
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 8 April 1940
- Ram Navami — 16 April 1940
- Akshaya Tritiya — 10 May 1940
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 7 July 1940
- Guru Purnima — 19 July 1940
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 1940
- Raksha Bandhan — 17 August 1940
- Krishna Janmashtami — 25 August 1940
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 1940
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 1940
- Anant Chaturdashi — 15 September 1940
- Pitru Paksha begins — 17 September 1940
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 1940
- Durga Ashtami — 8 October 1940
- Maha Navami — 9 October 1940
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 10 October 1940
- Karwa Chauth — 20 October 1940
- Dhanteras — 28 October 1940
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 30 October 1940
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 30 October 1940
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 1940
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 1940
- Chhath Puja — 5 November 1940
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 14 November 1940
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 14 November 1940
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