Radha Ashtami 2046
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)05:40
- Sunset18:12
- Fasting window (tithi)03:03 → 2046-09-08 · 02:14
- Parana (tithi ends)02:142046-09-08
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 2046
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2046
- Vasant Panchami — 11 February 2046
- Maha Shivaratri — 5 March 2046
- Holika Dahan — 21 March 2046
- Holi — 23 March 2046
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 7 April 2046
- Ram Navami — 15 April 2046
- Akshaya Tritiya — 8 May 2046
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 5 July 2046
- Guru Purnima — 18 July 2046
- Nag Panchami — 6 August 2046
- Raksha Bandhan — 16 August 2046
- Krishna Janmashtami — 24 August 2046
- Hartalika Teej — 3 September 2046
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 3 September 2046
- Anant Chaturdashi — 14 September 2046
- Pitru Paksha begins — 16 September 2046
- Sharad Navratri begins — 30 September 2046
- Durga Ashtami — 7 October 2046
- Maha Navami — 8 October 2046
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 9 October 2046
- Karwa Chauth — 18 October 2046
- Dhanteras — 27 October 2046
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 28 October 2046
- Govardhan Puja — 30 October 2046
- Bhai Dooj — 31 October 2046
- Chhath Puja — 3 November 2046
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 13 November 2046
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 13 November 2046
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