🧵 Raksha Bandhan 2026
Friday, August 28, 2026 · in India
🇺🇸 In the USA it falls on Thursday, August 27, 2026 — Hindu festival dates shift by local sunrise.
Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists as a symbol of love and protection; brothers offer gifts in return.
📅 Raksha Bandhan dates by location
| India (New Delhi) | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | |
| abu-dhabi | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | calendar → |
| addison | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| ahmedabad | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | calendar → |
| allen | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| arlington | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| artesia | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | |
| ashburn | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| atlanta | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | |
| austin | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| bellevue | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | |
| bengaluru | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | calendar → |
| birmingham | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | calendar → |
| boston | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | |
| brampton | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| calgary | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| cambridge | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | |
| carrollton | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| cary | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| chandigarh | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | |
| chandler | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | |
| chennai | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | calendar → |
| chicago | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | |
| coimbatore | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | |
| colombo | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | |
| coppell | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | |
| USA (Dallas, TX) | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| delhi | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | calendar → |
| denton | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| doha | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | calendar → |
| dubai | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | calendar → |
| durban | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | |
| edison | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| euless | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| farmers-branch | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| flower-mound | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | |
| fort-worth | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| fremont | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| frisco | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| garland | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| grand-prairie | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| grapevine | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| herndon | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| houston | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | |
| hurst | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| hyderabad | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | calendar → |
| USA (Irving, TX) | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| islamabad | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | |
| jersey-city | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| karachi | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | |
| kathmandu | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | |
| keller | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| kochi | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | |
| kolkata | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | calendar → |
| kuala-lumpur | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | |
| lahore | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | |
| leicester | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | calendar → |
| lewisville | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| little-elm | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | |
| london | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | calendar → |
| manchester | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | |
| mckinney | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| melbourne | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | calendar → |
| mesquite | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| mississauga | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| mumbai | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | calendar → |
| murphy | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| muscat | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | |
| naperville | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| philadelphia | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | |
| USA (Plano, TX) | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| prosper | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | |
| pune | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | calendar → |
| redmond | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| richardson | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| rowlett | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| sachse | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| san-jose | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| santa-clara | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | |
| singapore | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | |
| southlake | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| sugar-land | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| sunnyvale | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| surrey | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | |
| sydney | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | calendar → |
| the-colony | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | |
| thiruvananthapuram | Friday, August 28, 2026 · Tuesday, August 17, 2027 | |
| toronto | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| troy | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | |
| vancouver | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
| wylie | Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Monday, August 16, 2027 | calendar → |
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Dates computed in-house (Drik · Lahiri) and verified against authoritative panchang. For ritually-critical timings, please confirm with your priest.