Radha Ashtami 2029
Appearance day of Radha, a fortnight after Janmashtami.
Today's Panchang
Kashi reference · computed live- Tithi
- Ashtami
- till 18:59
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- till 20:18
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Karana
- Balava
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Moon sign
- Aries
- Sun sign
- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:44
- Sunset18:03
- Fasting window (tithi)2029-09-14 · 19:42 → 18:20
- Parana (tithi ends)18:20
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 2029
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2029
- Vasant Panchami — 19 January 2029
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 February 2029
- Holika Dahan — 28 February 2029
- Holi — 30 March 2029
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 14 April 2029
- Ram Navami — 23 April 2029
- Akshaya Tritiya — 16 May 2029
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 13 July 2029
- Guru Purnima — 25 July 2029
- Nag Panchami — 14 August 2029
- Raksha Bandhan — 24 August 2029
- Krishna Janmashtami — 31 August 2029
- Hartalika Teej — 11 September 2029
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 11 September 2029
- Anant Chaturdashi — 21 September 2029
- Pitru Paksha begins — 23 September 2029
- Sharad Navratri begins — 8 October 2029
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 2029
- Maha Navami — 15 October 2029
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 2029
- Karwa Chauth — 26 October 2029
- Dhanteras — 4 November 2029
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 5 November 2029
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 5 November 2029
- Govardhan Puja — 7 November 2029
- Bhai Dooj — 7 November 2029
- Chhath Puja — 11 November 2029
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 21 November 2029
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 21 November 2029
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