Radha Ashtami 2007
Appearance day of Radha, a fortnight after Janmashtami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:45
- Sunset17:57
- Fasting window (tithi)2007-09-19 · 09:32 → 10:58
- Parana (tithi ends)10:58
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 2007
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2007
- Vasant Panchami — 23 January 2007
- Maha Shivaratri — 16 February 2007
- Holika Dahan — 3 March 2007
- Holi — 4 March 2007
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 19 March 2007
- Ram Navami — 26 March 2007
- Akshaya Tritiya — 19 April 2007
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 16 July 2007
- Guru Purnima — 30 July 2007
- Nag Panchami — 18 August 2007
- Raksha Bandhan — 28 August 2007
- Krishna Janmashtami — 3 September 2007
- Hartalika Teej — 14 September 2007
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 15 September 2007
- Anant Chaturdashi — 25 September 2007
- Pitru Paksha begins — 27 September 2007
- Sharad Navratri begins — 12 October 2007
- Durga Ashtami — 19 October 2007
- Maha Navami — 20 October 2007
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 21 October 2007
- Karwa Chauth — 29 October 2007
- Dhanteras — 7 November 2007
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 8 November 2007
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 9 November 2007
- Govardhan Puja — 10 November 2007
- Bhai Dooj — 12 November 2007
- Chhath Puja — 16 November 2007
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 24 November 2007
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 24 November 2007
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