Radha Ashtami 2021
Appearance day of Radha, a fortnight after Janmashtami.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:43
- Sunset18:04
- Fasting window (tithi)2021-09-13 · 15:08 → 13:07
- Parana (tithi ends)13:07
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 2021
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2021
- Vasant Panchami — 16 February 2021
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 March 2021
- Holika Dahan — 28 March 2021
- Holi — 29 March 2021
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 13 April 2021
- Ram Navami — 21 April 2021
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 2021
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 12 July 2021
- Guru Purnima — 24 July 2021
- Nag Panchami — 13 August 2021
- Raksha Bandhan — 22 August 2021
- Krishna Janmashtami — 30 August 2021
- Hartalika Teej — 9 September 2021
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 10 September 2021
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 2021
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 2021
- Sharad Navratri begins — 7 October 2021
- Durga Ashtami — 13 October 2021
- Maha Navami — 14 October 2021
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 15 October 2021
- Karwa Chauth — 24 October 2021
- Dhanteras — 2 November 2021
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 4 November 2021
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 4 November 2021
- Govardhan Puja — 5 November 2021
- Bhai Dooj — 6 November 2021
- Chhath Puja — 10 November 2021
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 19 November 2021
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 19 November 2021
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