Raksha Bandhan 2027
रक्षा बंधनTuesday 17 August 2027 · in 290 days
Raksha Bandhan celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters: a rakhi tied on the wrist, a sweet shared, and a promise to stand by each other.
The afternoon fifth of the day, clear of Bhadra. Purnima runs from 10:29 AM on 16 Aug to 12:59 PM on 17 Aug.
Pujas for Raksha Bandhan, in order
Other mantras for the day
- ॐ क्ष्रौं नमो नरसिंहाय om kshraum namo narasimhaya
- ॐ यं यमाय धर्मराजाय भीतमृत्यु हराय... Yama mantra
Raksha Bandhan 2027: date and timings
- Date
- Tuesday 17 August 2027
- Tithi
- Shravan Purnima
- Purnima begins
- 10:29 AM, 16 August
- Purnima ends
- 12:59 PM, 17 August
- Rakhi muhurat
- 5:51 AM to 12:59 PM
- Sunrise
- 5:51 AM
- Sunset
- 6:58 PM
Times for New Delhi (IST). Use the city button above for your own city.
Other years
Raksha Bandhan 2026: date and timings
- Date
- Friday 28 August 2026
- Tithi
- Shravan Purnima
- Purnima begins
- 9:10 AM, 27 August
- Purnima ends
- 9:49 AM, 28 August
- Rakhi muhurat
- 5:57 AM to 9:49 AM
- Sunrise
- 5:57 AM
- Sunset
- 6:47 PM
How to observe
- The sister prepares a thali with rakhi, roli, rice, a lamp and sweets.
- She performs aarti, applies tilak and ties the rakhi on her brother's wrist.
- The brother gives a gift and promises to stand by his sister.
- The rakhi is tied at the time chosen for the day, clear of Bhadra.
- In some families the sacred thread is renewed for Upakarma, and on the coast a coconut is offered to the sea.
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About Raksha Bandhan
Raksha means protection and bandhan means a bond. On this day a sister performs aarti for her brother, puts a tilak on his forehead, ties a rakhi on his wrist and feeds him a sweet. The brother gives her a gift and promises to look after her all his life. Today the rakhi travels far beyond brothers and sisters by birth: cousins, friends and sisters tie it to one another, and many send rakhis by post to family living far away.
Old stories add to the meaning. When Krishna cut his finger, Draupadi tore a strip from her saree to bind it, and Krishna promised to protect her, a promise he kept. Another story tells of Indrani tying a sacred thread on Indra's wrist before a great battle. In both, a simple thread stands for care given freely.
The day is Shravana Purnima, and the time of tying is chosen with care. Families prefer the afternoon, once Bhadra, a part of the tithi traditionally kept aside, is over. When Bhadra stretches through the day, the rakhi is tied later in the evening, and in some years the right time falls in the morning. The muhurat shown above is worked out for your city, and many families simply follow their own custom.
The same full moon carries other observances. For many Brahmin families it is Shravani or Upakarma, when men renew their sacred thread, the janeu, and begin a new cycle of study; in the south it is known as Avani Avittam. In coastal Maharashtra the day is Narali Purnima, when fishing communities offer a coconut to the sea as the monsoon eases and the fishing season begins again.