Raksha Bandhan 2026

Raksha Bandhan falls on Friday, 28 August 2026 (New Delhi).

Raksha Bandhan, on Shravana Purnima, celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters. Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists, avoiding the Bhadra period, and brothers promise protection and give gifts.

Dates

How the date is set

It is kept in the lunar month of Shravana, Shukla paksha Purnima, on the day of the tithi prevailing in the afternoon (aparahna). If Bhadra (Vishti karana) covers that time and the tithi is still current at the next sunrise, the next day is taken.

Lunar months here are amanta (new moon to new moon); in the purnimanta reckoning used in much of North India, the Krishna paksha belongs to the next month. Communities follow their own rules for some festivals, so a local almanac may keep a few on a neighbouring day.

Dates are computed with this site's panchang (Lahiri ayanamsa) for New Delhi. Times of sunrise and the tithi differ by place, so a date can shift by a day for cities far from Delhi; the calendar pages recalculate for your city. All festivals →