Radha Ashtami 2059
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
- Sunset18:03
- Fasting window (tithi)2059-09-14 · 18:12 → 18:08
- Parana (tithi ends)18:08
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 2059
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2059
- Vasant Panchami — 16 February 2059
- Maha Shivaratri — 12 March 2059
- Holika Dahan — 28 March 2059
- Holi — 30 March 2059
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 13 April 2059
- Ram Navami — 21 April 2059
- Akshaya Tritiya — 14 May 2059
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 11 July 2059
- Guru Purnima — 25 July 2059
- Nag Panchami — 13 August 2059
- Raksha Bandhan — 23 August 2059
- Krishna Janmashtami — 29 August 2059
- Hartalika Teej — 10 September 2059
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 11 September 2059
- Anant Chaturdashi — 20 September 2059
- Pitru Paksha begins — 22 September 2059
- Sharad Navratri begins — 7 October 2059
- Durga Ashtami — 14 October 2059
- Maha Navami — 15 October 2059
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 16 October 2059
- Karwa Chauth — 24 October 2059
- Dhanteras — 2 November 2059
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 4 November 2059
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 4 November 2059
- Govardhan Puja — 6 November 2059
- Bhai Dooj — 7 November 2059
- Chhath Puja — 11 November 2059
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 19 November 2059
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 19 November 2059
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