Raksha Bandhan 2027: date and rakhi time in your city

Raksha Bandhan 2027 is on Monday, 16 August 2027 in New York, with the rakhi time at 2:14 PM – 9:55 PM EDT. Find your city below: each time is local, and some cities keep a different date from India.

Raksha Bandhan is kept on the full moon (Purnima) of Shravana. Sisters tie a rakhi on their brothers' wrists and pray for their well-being, and brothers promise to protect them. Many families also do the Shravani Upakarma (changing the sacred thread) on this day.

How these dates and times are calculated

The rakhi is tied while Purnima is running and Bhadra (the Vishti karana in the first half of Purnima) is over. Following Drik Panchang, we take the first day on which a Bhadra-free part of Purnima falls between sunrise and the end of Pradosh Kaal; the window shown is that stretch, with the afternoon (aparahna) part noted as the traditionally preferred time when it is available. If no such stretch exists, the next morning is used while Purnima lasts.

Because the window depends on your own sunrise, sunset and time zone, the date and times differ from city to city, and sometimes from India.

A simple Rakhi at home

1. Prepare a thali with the rakhi, roli or kumkum, rice, a lamp and sweets.
2. The sister applies tilak and rice to the brother's forehead, ties the rakhi on his right wrist and offers a sweet.
3. Do aarti with the lamp; the brother gives a gift and his blessing or promise.
4. If you live far apart, many families tie the rakhi on a video call at the right local time, or the brother ties a rakhi sent by post.

Customs differ between regions and families; follow your own tradition where it differs from this outline.