Radha Ashtami 1949
Appearance day of Radha, a fortnight after Janmashtami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:38
- Sunset18:18
- Fasting window (tithi)1949-08-30 · 13:28 → 12:01
- Parana (tithi ends)12:01
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 1949
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1949
- Vasant Panchami — 3 February 1949
- Maha Shivaratri — 25 February 1949
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 1949
- Holi — 15 March 1949
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 30 March 1949
- Ram Navami — 7 April 1949
- Akshaya Tritiya — 1 May 1949
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 1949
- Guru Purnima — 10 July 1949
- Nag Panchami — 30 July 1949
- Raksha Bandhan — 8 August 1949
- Krishna Janmashtami — 16 August 1949
- Hartalika Teej — 26 August 1949
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 27 August 1949
- Anant Chaturdashi — 6 September 1949
- Pitru Paksha begins — 8 September 1949
- Sharad Navratri begins — 23 September 1949
- Durga Ashtami — 29 September 1949
- Maha Navami — 30 September 1949
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 1 October 1949
- Karwa Chauth — 10 October 1949
- Dhanteras — 19 October 1949
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 21 October 1949
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 21 October 1949
- Govardhan Puja — 22 October 1949
- Bhai Dooj — 23 October 1949
- Chhath Puja — 27 October 1949
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 5 November 1949
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 5 November 1949
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