when is raksha bandhan in 2023 in india

Raksha Bandhan in India in 2023 was celebrated on Wednesday, August 30. The festival, which falls on the full moon day of the Hindu month of Shravana, had the auspicious tying time (muhurat) starting at 10:58 AM and going till 9:01 PM on August 30. Due to an inauspicious period called Bhadra Kaal during the day, some people also celebrated it on the night of August 30 or the early part of August 31, when the full moon day's auspicious time lasted until 7:05 AM.