Radha Ashtami 2040
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)05:43
- Sunset18:04
- Fasting window (tithi)2040-09-13 · 20:25 → 18:43
- Parana (tithi ends)18:43
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 2040
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2040
- Vasant Panchami — 17 February 2040
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 March 2040
- Holika Dahan — 28 March 2040
- Holi — 29 March 2040
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 12 April 2040
- Ram Navami — 20 April 2040
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 2040
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 11 July 2040
- Guru Purnima — 24 July 2040
- Nag Panchami — 13 August 2040
- Raksha Bandhan — 22 August 2040
- Krishna Janmashtami — 29 August 2040
- Hartalika Teej — 9 September 2040
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 10 September 2040
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 2040
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 2040
- Sharad Navratri begins — 7 October 2040
- Durga Ashtami — 13 October 2040
- Maha Navami — 14 October 2040
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 15 October 2040
- Karwa Chauth — 23 October 2040
- Dhanteras — 2 November 2040
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 3 November 2040
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 4 November 2040
- Govardhan Puja — 5 November 2040
- Bhai Dooj — 6 November 2040
- Chhath Puja — 10 November 2040
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 2040
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 2040
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