Raksha Bandhan 2026 falls on Friday, 28 August 2026. Timings below are in IST for New Delhi.
| Date | Friday, 28 August 2026 |
| Tithi | Shukla Purnima |
| Tithi begins | 9:09 AM, 27 Aug |
| Tithi ends | 9:49 AM, 28 Aug |
| Aparahna (afternoon) | 1:39 PM to 4:13 PM |
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Raksha Bandhan celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters, when sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists.
It is Shravana Purnima, preferably in the afternoon. When Bhadra covers the afternoon and Purnima still runs on the next morning, the rakhi is tied on the next day.
Raksha Bandhan 2026 is on Friday, 28 August 2026 (New Delhi).
Shukla Purnima, from 9:09 AM, 27 Aug to 9:49 AM, 28 Aug (IST).
1:39 PM to 4:13 PM in New Delhi.