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Raksha Bandhan 2026 Lunar Eclipse: Rakshabandhan, the holy festival of brothers and sisters, is going to be celebrated on 28th August this year. This day is the full moon of Saavan month. The second and last lunar eclipse of the year 2026 will also occur on this day. This lunar eclipse will occur in Aquarius and Shatabhisha constellation. This eclipse will be a partial lunar eclipse, which is very important from astrological point of view.
In such a situation, the question in the minds of people is whether the lunar eclipse will affect the festival of Rakshabandhan and whether the auspicious time of tying Rakhi will change because of it, but it will not happen at all. Because this last lunar eclipse of the year will not be visible in India. Therefore, this lunar eclipse will not have any impact on the festival and sisters will be able to tie Rakhi to their brothers at an auspicious time on this day. Let us know what is the auspicious time of Rakshabandhan this year?
time of lunar eclipse (Raksha Bandhan 2026 Lunar Eclipse Time)
- On the day of Sawan Purnima i.e. Rakshabandhan, the lunar eclipse will start at 6.53 am according to Indian time.
- This lunar eclipse will end at 12:32 pm. The total duration of the eclipse will be approximately 5 hours 39 minutes.
During the eclipse, the color of the moon will appear red or copper. That is why it is also being called blood moon. Since it will be daytime in India at the time of this eclipse. so This eclipse will not be visible in India and in such a situation its Sutak period will also not be valid in the country.
Auspicious time to tie Rakhi on Rakshabandhan (Raksha Bandhan 2026 Subh Muhurat)
On the day of Rakshabandhan, the auspicious time for tying Rakhi will start at 06.10 am. This auspicious time will last till 9.48 pm. The total duration of tying Khi on this day is going to be 03 hours 37 minutes, which is considered very auspicious.
Celebrate Rakshabandhan without any confusion
Since this eclipse will not be visible in India and its Sutak period will also not be valid in India. Therefore, there will be no change in the time of tying Rakhi nor will any restriction be imposed. On this day, you can celebrate the holy festival of brothers and sisters without any confusion. Sisters can tie Rakhi to their brothers during auspicious time.
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