Radha Ashtami 1989
Appearance day of Radha, a fortnight after Janmashtami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:41
- Sunset18:10
- Fasting window (tithi)02:36 → 1989-09-09 · 03:54
- Parana (tithi ends)03:541989-09-09
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 1989
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1989
- Vasant Panchami — 10 February 1989
- Maha Shivaratri — 6 March 1989
- Holika Dahan — 21 March 1989
- Holi — 23 March 1989
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 6 April 1989
- Ram Navami — 14 April 1989
- Akshaya Tritiya — 7 May 1989
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 5 July 1989
- Guru Purnima — 18 July 1989
- Nag Panchami — 6 August 1989
- Raksha Bandhan — 17 August 1989
- Krishna Janmashtami — 23 August 1989
- Hartalika Teej — 3 September 1989
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 4 September 1989
- Anant Chaturdashi — 14 September 1989
- Pitru Paksha begins — 16 September 1989
- Sharad Navratri begins — 30 September 1989
- Durga Ashtami — 8 October 1989
- Maha Navami — 9 October 1989
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 10 October 1989
- Karwa Chauth — 17 October 1989
- Dhanteras — 26 October 1989
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 28 October 1989
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 29 October 1989
- Govardhan Puja — 30 October 1989
- Bhai Dooj — 31 October 1989
- Chhath Puja — 5 November 1989
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 13 November 1989
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 13 November 1989
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