Radha Ashtami 2051
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
- Sunset18:06
- Fasting window (tithi)02:10 → 2051-09-14 · 03:27
- Parana (tithi ends)03:272051-09-14
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 2051
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2051
- Vasant Panchami — 15 February 2051
- Maha Shivaratri — 11 March 2051
- Holika Dahan — 26 March 2051
- Holi — 28 March 2051
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 11 April 2051
- Ram Navami — 19 April 2051
- Akshaya Tritiya — 12 May 2051
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 10 July 2051
- Guru Purnima — 23 July 2051
- Nag Panchami — 11 August 2051
- Raksha Bandhan — 22 August 2051
- Krishna Janmashtami — 28 August 2051
- Hartalika Teej — 8 September 2051
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 9 September 2051
- Anant Chaturdashi — 19 September 2051
- Pitru Paksha begins — 21 September 2051
- Sharad Navratri begins — 5 October 2051
- Durga Ashtami — 13 October 2051
- Maha Navami — 14 October 2051
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 15 October 2051
- Karwa Chauth — 22 October 2051
- Dhanteras — 31 October 2051
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 2 November 2051
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 3 November 2051
- Govardhan Puja — 4 November 2051
- Bhai Dooj — 5 November 2051
- Chhath Puja — 10 November 2051
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 18 November 2051
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 18 November 2051
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