Those who don't know when Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan 2026 and on which date Rakhi will be celebrated. The Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan celebration date is 28 August 2026. The Rakhi is one day celebration festival and celebrated every year on Shravan Poornima according to Hindu calendar in the month of Shravan. It is festival of love and bond between of siblings when sister ties Rakhi on her brother's wrist and he bond to protect her throughout her life by offering Rakhi gifts to her. It is a holy festival that will be celebrated on 28 August 2026 in this year. So, your query when is Rakhi in 2026 is answered here by declaring the complete date of Rakhi or Raksha Bandhan i.e. Friday 28 August 2026 according to Hindu calendar.
Hindu calendar contains 354.37 days in a lunar year, but a solar year contains 365 days with 12 solar months. This lunar calendars have a variable number of months in a year because of a solar year is not equal to a lunar year, which create difference of 9 to 10 days every year, which is offset every 3rd year. This extra month called Extra month or Adhik Masa. Therefore, sometimes Rakhi festival is celebrated in July month and sometimes in August on Shravan Purnima in full moon day according to Hindu calendar.