Radha Ashtami 1983
Appearance day of Radha, a fortnight after Janmashtami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:43
- Sunset18:04
- Fasting window (tithi)1983-09-13 · 19:25 → 20:41
- Parana (tithi ends)20:41
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 1983
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1983
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 1983
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 March 1983
- Holika Dahan — 28 March 1983
- Holi — 29 March 1983
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 14 April 1983
- Ram Navami — 21 April 1983
- Akshaya Tritiya — 15 May 1983
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 12 July 1983
- Guru Purnima — 24 July 1983
- Nag Panchami — 13 August 1983
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 1983
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 1983
- Hartalika Teej — 9 September 1983
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 10 September 1983
- Anant Chaturdashi — 21 September 1983
- Pitru Paksha begins — 23 September 1983
- Sharad Navratri begins — 7 October 1983
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 1983
- Maha Navami — 15 October 1983
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 1983
- Karwa Chauth — 25 October 1983
- Dhanteras — 2 November 1983
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 3 November 1983
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 4 November 1983
- Govardhan Puja — 5 November 1983
- Bhai Dooj — 6 November 1983
- Chhath Puja — 10 November 1983
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 20 November 1983
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 20 November 1983
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