Quick facts
- Date
- Tuesday, 17 August 2027
- Hindu date
- Purnima (Shukla paksha)
Shravana - Tithi begins / ends
- 10:29 AM, 16 Aug → 12:59 PM
- Aparahna Kaal
- 1:44 PM – 4:21 PM
- Sunrise · Sunset (New Delhi)
- 5:51 AM · 6:59 PM
- Vikram Samvat
- 2084 (Gujarati: 2083)
Dates
| Year | Date | Hindu date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Tuesday, 17 August 2027 | Purnima (Shukla paksha) | Open in calendar |
Dates are for New Delhi. Dates that have already passed are not listed. Later years are added once they have been checked.
About Raksha Bandhan
Raksha Bandhan celebrates the bond between brothers and sisters. A sister ties a rakhi, a protective thread, on her brother’s wrist and he promises to look after her, usually with a gift in return. It falls on the full moon (Purnima) of the month of Shravana.
The thread has also been tied between friends, neighbours and even to deities and soldiers, and families who live apart often post the rakhi in advance.
How the date is decided
Raksha Bandhan is kept on Shravana Purnima, ideally in the afternoon (Aparahna) while Purnima is running and Bhadra is not. If Bhadra covers the afternoon of the first day, calendars move to the next day when Purnima still holds at sunrise, and the rakhi is tied before Purnima ends.
How it is observed
- Tie the rakhi after an aarti, with sweets and a tilak on the forehead.
- Choose a time when Bhadra is not running; it is considered unsuitable for tying the rakhi.
- Exchange gifts and share a meal together.
Puja vidhi: how to do the puja
- Tie the rakhi outside Bhadra (Vishti karana), in the afternoon time shown above.
- The sister prepares a thali with the rakhi, roli, akshat, a diya and sweets.
- The brother sits facing east; the sister applies a tilak, ties the rakhi on his right wrist and recites the Raksha mantra below.
- She performs a small aarti and offers him sweets.
- The brother gives a gift and promises to protect her.
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Katha: The thread that protects
When the gods were losing a war with the demons, Shachi, the wife of Indra, tied a thread blessed with mantras on his wrist on Shravana Purnima, and Indra was victorious.
Another story tells how Vishnu went to live as a guard in the kingdom of the generous King Bali. Lakshmi came to Bali disguised as a poor woman, tied a rakhi on his wrist, and when he offered her anything she wished, asked for her husband's return. The mantra recited today remembers that thread.
Mantra: Raksha Bandhan mantra
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Recited while tying the rakhi: "With the thread that bound the mighty King Bali, I bind you. O protector, do not waver." Words vary slightly between families.
Raksha Bandhan 2027 in other cities
| City | Date | Compared with New Delhi |
|---|---|---|
| New Delhi | Tuesday, 17 August 2027 | same as New Delhi |
| London | Tuesday, 17 August 2027 | same as New Delhi |
| New York | Monday, 16 August 2027 | 1 day earlier |
| Toronto | Monday, 16 August 2027 | 1 day earlier |
| Sydney | Tuesday, 17 August 2027 | same as New Delhi |
| Dubai | Tuesday, 17 August 2027 | same as New Delhi |
| Singapore | Tuesday, 17 August 2027 | same as New Delhi |
| Johannesburg | Tuesday, 17 August 2027 | same as New Delhi |
Frequently asked questions
When is Raksha Bandhan in 2027?
Raksha Bandhan 2027 falls on Tuesday, 17 August 2027 (New Delhi). The tithi runs from 10:29 AM, 16 Aug to 12:59 PM.
Why does the date of Raksha Bandhan change every year?
Raksha Bandhan follows the Hindu lunisolar calendar. It is tied to Purnima (Shukla paksha) of the month of Shravana, not to a fixed Gregorian date. A lunar year is about eleven days shorter than a solar year, so the date moves earlier by roughly that much each year, until a leap month (Adhik Maas) is added and it jumps back.
Is Raksha Bandhan on the same day everywhere?
Not always. In New York, Toronto the date differs from New Delhi, because tithis are read at local sunrise or sunset and these places are many hours away from India. Use the city table above, or the calendar with your own location.