Radha Ashtami 2053
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)05:45
- Sunset17:57
- Fasting window (tithi)2053-09-19 · 13:59 → 16:10
- Parana (tithi ends)16:10
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 2053
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2053
- Vasant Panchami — 25 January 2053
- Maha Shivaratri — 16 February 2053
- Holika Dahan — 4 March 2053
- Holi — 5 March 2053
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 21 March 2053
- Ram Navami — 28 March 2053
- Akshaya Tritiya — 21 April 2053
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 17 July 2053
- Guru Purnima — 30 July 2053
- Nag Panchami — 18 August 2053
- Raksha Bandhan — 29 August 2053
- Krishna Janmashtami — 5 September 2053
- Hartalika Teej — 15 September 2053
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 15 September 2053
- Anant Chaturdashi — 26 September 2053
- Pitru Paksha begins — 28 September 2053
- Sharad Navratri begins — 12 October 2053
- Durga Ashtami — 20 October 2053
- Maha Navami — 21 October 2053
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 22 October 2053
- Karwa Chauth — 30 October 2053
- Dhanteras — 7 November 2053
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 9 November 2053
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 9 November 2053
- Govardhan Puja — 11 November 2053
- Bhai Dooj — 12 November 2053
- Chhath Puja — 16 November 2053
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 25 November 2053
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 25 November 2053
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