Radha Ashtami 2079
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)05:39
- Sunset18:17
- Fasting window (tithi)00:14 → 2079-09-04 · 02:35
- Parana (tithi ends)02:352079-09-04
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 2079
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2079
- Vasant Panchami — 6 February 2079
- Maha Shivaratri — 1 March 2079
- Holika Dahan — 17 March 2079
- Holi — 18 March 2079
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 2 April 2079
- Ram Navami — 9 April 2079
- Akshaya Tritiya — 3 May 2079
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 30 June 2079
- Guru Purnima — 14 July 2079
- Nag Panchami — 1 August 2079
- Raksha Bandhan — 12 August 2079
- Krishna Janmashtami — 19 August 2079
- Hartalika Teej — 29 August 2079
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 30 August 2079
- Anant Chaturdashi — 10 September 2079
- Pitru Paksha begins — 12 September 2079
- Sharad Navratri begins — 26 September 2079
- Durga Ashtami — 3 October 2079
- Maha Navami — 4 October 2079
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 5 October 2079
- Karwa Chauth — 13 October 2079
- Dhanteras — 22 October 2079
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 23 October 2079
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 24 October 2079
- Govardhan Puja — 25 October 2079
- Bhai Dooj — 26 October 2079
- Chhath Puja — 31 October 2079
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 9 November 2079
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 9 November 2079
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