Radha Ashtami 2076
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
- Sunset18:13
- Fasting window (tithi)03:38 → 2076-09-07 · 02:48
- Parana (tithi ends)02:482076-09-07
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 2076
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2076
- Vasant Panchami — 9 February 2076
- Maha Shivaratri — 3 March 2076
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 2076
- Holi — 21 March 2076
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 4 April 2076
- Ram Navami — 12 April 2076
- Akshaya Tritiya — 5 May 2076
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 3 July 2076
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 2076
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 2076
- Raksha Bandhan — 14 August 2076
- Krishna Janmashtami — 21 August 2076
- Hartalika Teej — 1 September 2076
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 2 September 2076
- Anant Chaturdashi — 12 September 2076
- Pitru Paksha begins — 13 September 2076
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 2076
- Durga Ashtami — 6 October 2076
- Maha Navami — 7 October 2076
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 2076
- Karwa Chauth — 15 October 2076
- Dhanteras — 25 October 2076
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 26 October 2076
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 27 October 2076
- Govardhan Puja — 28 October 2076
- Bhai Dooj — 29 October 2076
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 2076
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 10 November 2076
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 10 November 2076
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