Raksha Bandhan 2026: Thursday, 27 August 2026

Panchang on 27 August 2026

The day's own panchang readings — the nakshatra and tithi that define the date — computed for Delhi by the engine:

Full day — all five limbs, avoid-windows and choghadiya: Delhi panchang for 27 August 2026 →

Shubh muhurat windows

This is the one festival where Bhadra (Vishti karana) rules the timing: tie the rakhi only in Bhadra-free hours while Purnima prevails. Bhadra occupies the first half of the Purnima tithi, so in years when the tithi begins in the morning it can shadow the entire daylight span — including the otherwise-universal Abhijit window — and practice moves to the evening, after Bhadra releases. The windows above are the day's general computed spans; for rakhi, the Bhadra rule overrides them.

The Abhijit Muhurat is the midday window most digests treat as universally auspicious — Wednesdays excepted (what it is and why). Windows are computed for Delhi; your city's exact span shifts with local sunrise — check the city panchang or the Bela app.

What does Raksha Bandhan celebrate?

Raksha Bandhan, the Shravana full moon, is the festival of the sibling bond: sisters tie the rakhi on brothers' wrists, and brothers vow protection and give gifts. Priests also tie the raksha sutra to patrons, and it closes the monsoon month of Shravana.

The story and significance of Raksha Bandhan

The rakhi is tied on Shravana Purnima — but the classical rule is precise: the tying must avoid Bhadra (Vishti karana), when the rite is said to turn inauspicious. Years when Bhadra shadows the daylight hours push the tying into the evening, after Bhadra releases.

The day's other name is Avani Avittam in the South, when Brahmin men renew the sacred thread; and in the epics Draupadi's strip of cloth and Yama's sister Yamuna both anchor the custom.

Raksha Bandhan dates by year