Radha Ashtami 1951
Appearance day of Radha, a fortnight after Janmashtami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:41
- Sunset18:09
- Fasting window (tithi)1951-09-08 · 12:49 → 10:42
- Parana (tithi ends)10:42
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 1951
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1951
- Vasant Panchami — 11 February 1951
- Maha Shivaratri — 6 March 1951
- Holika Dahan — 22 March 1951
- Holi — 24 March 1951
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 7 April 1951
- Ram Navami — 15 April 1951
- Akshaya Tritiya — 9 May 1951
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 6 July 1951
- Guru Purnima — 18 July 1951
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 1951
- Raksha Bandhan — 17 August 1951
- Krishna Janmashtami — 24 August 1951
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 1951
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 1951
- Anant Chaturdashi — 14 September 1951
- Pitru Paksha begins — 16 September 1951
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 1951
- Durga Ashtami — 8 October 1951
- Maha Navami — 9 October 1951
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 9 October 1951
- Karwa Chauth — 18 October 1951
- Dhanteras — 28 October 1951
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 29 October 1951
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 30 October 1951
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 1951
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 1951
- Chhath Puja — 4 November 1951
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 13 November 1951
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 13 November 1951
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