Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Raksha Bandhan 2026 Muhurat And Jharkhand Tree-Rakhi Campaign
Raksha Bandhan is a festival celebrating the love and care between siblings.
In 2026, it will be observed on Friday, August 28.
Sisters traditionally tie a special thread called a rakhi on their brothers’ wrists.
Brothers give gifts and promise to support and protect their sisters.
People can also celebrate the festival with cousins, friends and neighbours.
In New Delhi, the recommended time for tying rakhi is from 5:57 AM to 9:48 AM.
Other cities have slightly different starting times.
In Jharkhand, villagers will also tie rakhis to trees.
They will do this to show that people should protect nature as well.
Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated on Friday, August 28, 2026.
The main rakhi-tying window is 5:57 AM to 9:48 AM in New Delhi.
Purnima Tithi runs from 9:08 AM on August 27 to 9:48 AM on August 28.
Timings vary by city, beginning at 5:18 AM in Kolkata and 6:23 AM in Mumbai.
Villagers across Jharkhand will tie rakhis to nearly one lakh trees in 700 villages.
- Who
- Siblings, relatives, friends and neighbours will celebrate Raksha Bandhan; villagers in Jharkhand will participate in the tree-rakhi campaign.
- What
- Raksha Bandhan will be observed, with rakhis tied during specified auspicious timings; Jharkhand villagers will tie rakhis to nearly one lakh trees.
- When
- Friday, August 28, 2026; the Purnima Tithi runs from 9:08 AM on August 27 to 9:48 AM on August 28.
- Where
- Across India, with city-specific timings listed for New Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Chandigarh; the tree campaign will take place across Jharkhand.
- Why
- The festival celebrates sibling bonds and promises of care and protection, while the Jharkhand campaign aims to strengthen people’s emotional connection with nature and encourage tree protection.
- Festival date
- Friday, August 28, 2026
- New Delhi muhurat
- 5:57 AM–9:48 AM
- Purnima Tithi
- Begins at 9:08 AM on August 27 and ends at 9:48 AM on August 28
- Longest listed window
- The thread ceremony window lasts 3 hours and 51 minutes
- Earliest listed start
- 5:18 AM in Kolkata
- Latest listed start
- 6:23 AM in Mumbai
- Jharkhand campaign
- Rakhis are planned for nearly one lakh trees across 700 villages on Raksha Bandhan
- Month-long target
- Around three lakh trees across all 24 districts of Jharkhand