Radha Ashtami
Radha's birthday, fifteen days after Krishna's.
North IndiaCelebrated everywhere
Dates
| Year | Date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Saturday, 19 September 2026 |
| 2027 | Tuesday, 7 September 2027 |
| 2028 | Sunday, 27 August 2028 |
| 2029 | Saturday, 15 September 2029 |
| 2030 | Thursday, 5 September 2030 |
| 2031 | Wednesday, 24 September 2031 |
Dates are for Mumbai. A tithi that changes close to sunrise or sunset can fall a day earlier or later in another city, so for your own town open the festival in the app.
When it falls
8th day of the waxing moon, in Bhadrapada. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.
The story
Radha is Krishna's beloved and, in Vaishnava tradition, his inseparable energy. Her birthday falls on the bright eighth of Bhadrapada, about two weeks after Krishna's.
How it is kept
Devotees fast, worship Radha and Krishna together and sing bhajans. Barsana and Vrindavan in the Braj region hold the main celebrations.
Common questions
When is Radha Ashtami in 2027?
In 2027, Radha Ashtami falls on Tuesday, 7 September 2027 in Mumbai. Dates for other years are in the table above.
How is the date of Radha Ashtami decided?
8th day of the waxing moon, in Bhadrapada. Like every lunar festival it lands on a different Gregorian date each year. Muhurtha works the date out from the positions of the Sun and Moon, using the rule for this festival; see how every festival is dated.
How is Radha Ashtami kept?
Devotees fast, worship Radha and Krishna together and sing bhajans. Barsana and Vrindavan in the Braj region hold the main celebrations.
Other festivals nearby
Open the Muhurtha app to see Radha Ashtami for your own town, with the exact time its tithi begins and ends. How every festival is dated.
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