Radha Ashtami 1993
Appearance day of Radha, a fortnight after Janmashtami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:47
- Sunset17:53
- Fasting window (tithi)1993-09-22 · 13:15 → 12:55
- Parana (tithi ends)12:55
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 1993
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1993
- Vasant Panchami — 28 January 1993
- Maha Shivaratri — 19 February 1993
- Holika Dahan — 7 March 1993
- Holi — 9 March 1993
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 24 March 1993
- Ram Navami — 1 April 1993
- Akshaya Tritiya — 24 April 1993
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 21 June 1993
- Guru Purnima — 4 July 1993
- Nag Panchami — 23 July 1993
- Raksha Bandhan — 2 August 1993
- Krishna Janmashtami — 9 September 1993
- Hartalika Teej — 18 September 1993
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 19 September 1993
- Anant Chaturdashi — 29 September 1993
- Pitru Paksha begins — 1 October 1993
- Sharad Navratri begins — 16 October 1993
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 1993
- Maha Navami — 23 October 1993
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 1993
- Karwa Chauth — 3 November 1993
- Dhanteras — 11 November 1993
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 13 November 1993
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 13 November 1993
- Govardhan Puja — 14 November 1993
- Bhai Dooj — 15 November 1993
- Chhath Puja — 19 November 1993
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 29 November 1993
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 29 November 1993
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