Radha Ashtami 1987
Appearance day of Radha, a fortnight after Janmashtami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:38
- Sunset18:18
- Fasting window (tithi)1987-08-31 · 22:01 → 20:32
- Parana (tithi ends)20:32
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 1987
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1987
- Vasant Panchami — 3 February 1987
- Maha Shivaratri — 26 February 1987
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 1987
- Holi — 16 March 1987
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 30 March 1987
- Ram Navami — 7 April 1987
- Akshaya Tritiya — 30 April 1987
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 1987
- Guru Purnima — 11 July 1987
- Nag Panchami — 31 July 1987
- Raksha Bandhan — 9 August 1987
- Krishna Janmashtami — 16 August 1987
- Hartalika Teej — 27 August 1987
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 1987
- Anant Chaturdashi — 6 September 1987
- Pitru Paksha begins — 8 September 1987
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 1987
- Durga Ashtami — 30 September 1987
- Maha Navami — 1 October 1987
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 2 October 1987
- Karwa Chauth — 10 October 1987
- Dhanteras — 20 October 1987
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 21 October 1987
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 22 October 1987
- Govardhan Puja — 23 October 1987
- Bhai Dooj — 24 October 1987
- Chhath Puja — 28 October 1987
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 5 November 1987
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 5 November 1987
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