Festival guide
Raksha Bandhan 2025
रक्षा बंधन
Raksha Bandhan celebrates the sacred bond between brothers and sisters.
Ended
- Date
- Sat, 9 August 2025
- Main muhurat
- Rakhi Tying Muhurat · 5:28 am – 1:24 pm
Plan the day
Good times and times to avoid
· Varanasi time (IST)
Auspicious windows
- Aparahna Muhurat3m
- Abhijit Muhurat53m
- Brahma Muhurta43m
- Amrit Kalam1h 34m · next day
Times to avoid
- Dur Muhurta53m · Overlaps the Rakhi Tying Muhurat
- Dur Muhurta53m · Overlaps the Rakhi Tying Muhurat
- Rahu Kaal1h 39m · Overlaps the Rakhi Tying Muhurat
- Yama Gandam1h 39m
Sun and moon
- Sunrise
- 5:28 am
- Sunset
- 6:37 pm
- Moonrise
- 6:56 pm
The festival day's almanac
Panchang for Sat, 9 August
- Tithi
- Purnima, then Pratipada
- Nakshatra
- Shravana
- Yoga
- Saubhagya
- Karana
- Bava
- Paksha
- Shukla
- Masa
- Shravana
- Tithi
- PurnimaFrom Until Then Pratipadauntil
- Nakshatra
- ShravanaFrom Until
Choghadiya, day and night
Day
- KaalAvoid
- ShubhGood
- RogAvoid
- UdvegAvoid
- ChalNeutral
- LabhGood
- AmritGood
- KaalAvoid
Night
- LabhGood
- UdvegAvoid
- ShubhGood
- AmritGood
- ChalNeutral
- RogAvoid
- KaalAvoid
- LabhGood
The story
Raksha Bandhan: significance and rituals
Sisters tie a protective thread (rakhi) on their brother's wrist, symbolizing love and the brother's vow to protect. Celebrated across all of India.
Rituals
Sister performs aarti of brother, applies tilak, and ties rakhi. Brother gives gifts and pledges protection. Families gather for festive meals with sweets.
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