Radha Ashtami 2006
Appearance day of Radha, a fortnight after Janmashtami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:38
- Sunset18:18
- Fasting window (tithi)2006-08-31 · 16:12 → 16:37
- Parana (tithi ends)16:37
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 2006
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2006
- Vasant Panchami — 2 February 2006
- Maha Shivaratri — 26 February 2006
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 2006
- Holi — 15 March 2006
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 30 March 2006
- Ram Navami — 6 April 2006
- Akshaya Tritiya — 30 April 2006
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 27 June 2006
- Guru Purnima — 11 July 2006
- Nag Panchami — 30 July 2006
- Raksha Bandhan — 9 August 2006
- Krishna Janmashtami — 15 August 2006
- Hartalika Teej — 27 August 2006
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 27 August 2006
- Anant Chaturdashi — 6 September 2006
- Pitru Paksha begins — 8 September 2006
- Sharad Navratri begins — 23 September 2006
- Durga Ashtami — 30 September 2006
- Maha Navami — 1 October 2006
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 2 October 2006
- Karwa Chauth — 10 October 2006
- Dhanteras — 19 October 2006
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 20 October 2006
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 21 October 2006
- Govardhan Puja — 23 October 2006
- Bhai Dooj — 24 October 2006
- Chhath Puja — 28 October 2006
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 5 November 2006
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 5 November 2006
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