# Rakhi Bandhan 2026: date and time in West Bengal

> Rakhi Bandhan 2026: Friday, 28 August 2026 (11 Bhadro 1433). Purnima: 27 Aug 9:09 am to 28 Aug 9:48 am. West Bengal, Drik school, with the rule that sets the day.

Canonical: https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/rakhi-bandhan-2026
Bengali version: https://ritupatra.app/festivals/rakhi-bandhan-2026
Built: 2026-10-28
Times: Kolkata, Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Also called: Raksha Bandhan · Jhulan Purnima · রাখিবন্ধন

## When is Rakhi Bandhan

**Friday, 28 August 2026** · 11 Bhadro 1433 · Shorot (autumn)

Purnima: 27 Aug 9:09 am to 28 Aug 9:48 am

## Rakhi Bandhan

- Friday, 28 August 2026 · 11 Bhadro 1433
- Purnima: 27 Aug 9:09 am to 28 Aug 9:48 am
- Purnima at sunrise

## How the day is chosen

The Purnima of Srabon, by the tithi at sunrise. If the tithi is at two sunrises, the later day, provided it lasts at least three muhurtas after that sunrise; otherwise the earlier day. This page does not compute the Bhadra period some families avoid for tying the rakhi.

Traditional (Surya Siddhanta) panjikas, such as Gupta Press and Beni Madhab Sil, can differ in tithi times by hours, so in some years the day differs too. Their dates will appear here side by side once that school has been checked against a full printed year.

Tithi times are for Kolkata, in Indian Standard Time. Panjikas give Kolkata’s festival days for all of West Bengal. [Why another panjika may differ](https://ritupatra.app/support#en)

## Related

- [Guru Purnima](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/guru-purnima-2026)
- [Janmashtami](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/janmashtami-2026)
- [All festivals of 2026](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/2026)
- [Bhadro 1433 calendar](https://ritupatra.app/en/1433/bhadro)
- [Rakhi Bandhan 2027](https://ritupatra.app/en/festivals/rakhi-bandhan-2027)
- [How the dates are counted](https://ritupatra.app/en/method)