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Raksha Bandhan 2026: Every year, brothers and sisters eagerly await Raksha Bandhan. This festival brings loved ones closer. Note down the date now to know when Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated next year in 2026.

Raksha Bandhan 2026: Raksha Bandhan is a symbol of the unbreakable bond between brother and sister. This festival brings family members together and increases love and affection between them. The thread of Rakhi strengthens the relationship between brother and sister. This is the reason why people eagerly wait for Raksha Bandhan every year.

Shubh Muhurat and Bhadra Kaal are definitely considered for tying Rakhi, because if this auspicious work is done in auspicious time, then it gives better results. When will Raksha Bandhan be celebrated next year in 2026, note down the date from now itself.

When is Raksha Bandhan in 2026?

Next year Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated on 28 August 2025, Friday. This year too, there will be no shadow of Bhadra. Sisters can tie Rakhi throughout the day. The ritual of wearing Yagyopaveet or changing Yagyopaveet on the day of Shravan Purnima is known as Upakarma, on this day people of Brahmin community wear new Janeu.

Sawan Purnima Tithi will start on 27 August 2026 at 9.08 am and will end on the next day i.e. 28 August 2026 at 9.48 am.

Muhurta to tie Rakhi on Rakshabandhan in 2026

The auspicious time to tie Rakhi on 28th August is from 5.57 am to 9.48 am. The auspicious time to tie Rakhi to sisters will be 3 hours and 51 minutes.

Rakhi's relation with Lord Indra

The origin of Rakhi is linked to the very ancient story of Goddess Indrani. This story describes the power of this sacred thread. In this context of the story, this thread was tied to Lord Indra, as a result of which he won over the demons.

According to another legend in the Mahabharata, Lord Krishna suggested Yudhishthira to tie a Rakhi during war for protection and victory. According to an incident in the same epic, Draupadi tied a strip of cloth on Lord Krishna's hand when his finger was bleeding, for which Draupadi was granted divine protection by Lord Krishna.