Radha Ashtami 1982
Appearance day of Radha, a fortnight after Janmashtami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:36
- Sunset18:23
- Fasting window (tithi)02:26 → 1982-08-27 · 04:24
- Parana (tithi ends)04:241982-08-27
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 1982
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1982
- Vasant Panchami — 30 January 1982
- Maha Shivaratri — 22 February 1982
- Holika Dahan — 9 March 1982
- Holi — 10 March 1982
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 26 March 1982
- Ram Navami — 2 April 1982
- Akshaya Tritiya — 26 April 1982
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 23 June 1982
- Guru Purnima — 6 July 1982
- Nag Panchami — 25 July 1982
- Raksha Bandhan — 4 August 1982
- Krishna Janmashtami — 12 August 1982
- Hartalika Teej — 21 August 1982
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 22 August 1982
- Anant Chaturdashi — 2 September 1982
- Pitru Paksha begins — 3 October 1982
- Sharad Navratri begins — 17 October 1982
- Durga Ashtami — 25 October 1982
- Maha Navami — 26 October 1982
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 27 October 1982
- Karwa Chauth — 4 November 1982
- Dhanteras — 13 November 1982
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 14 November 1982
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 15 November 1982
- Govardhan Puja — 16 November 1982
- Bhai Dooj — 17 November 1982
- Chhath Puja — 22 November 1982
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 30 November 1982
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 30 November 1982
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