Radha Ashtami 2088
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)05:46
- Sunset17:54
- Fasting window (tithi)2088-09-22 · 12:50 → 15:15
- Parana (tithi ends)15:15
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 2088
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2088
- Vasant Panchami — 28 January 2088
- Maha Shivaratri — 20 February 2088
- Holika Dahan — 6 March 2088
- Holi — 8 March 2088
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 23 March 2088
- Ram Navami — 30 March 2088
- Akshaya Tritiya — 23 April 2088
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 20 June 2088
- Guru Purnima — 3 July 2088
- Nag Panchami — 21 August 2088
- Raksha Bandhan — 1 September 2088
- Hartalika Teej — 18 September 2088
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 18 September 2088
- Anant Chaturdashi — 29 September 2088
- Pitru Paksha begins — 1 October 2088
- Sharad Navratri begins — 15 October 2088
- Durga Ashtami — 23 October 2088
- Maha Navami — 24 October 2088
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 2088
- Karwa Chauth — 2 November 2088
- Dhanteras — 10 November 2088
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 12 November 2088
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 12 November 2088
- Govardhan Puja — 14 November 2088
- Bhai Dooj — 15 November 2088
- Chhath Puja — 19 November 2088
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 28 November 2088
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 28 November 2088
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