Raksha Bandhan 2023 Date: When is Raksha Bandhan on 30 or 31 August? Why is there confusion, know 10 reasons

Posted on 29th Aug 2023 11:14 am by rohit kumar

Raksha Bandhan 2023 Date: Due to the excess month this year, many fasts and festivals including Raksha Bandhan are starting a little late. According to the Hindu calendar, the festival of Raksha Bandhan is celebrated every year on the full moon day of Sawan. The festival of Raksha Bandhan is a symbol of mutual love between brothers and sisters. On Rakshabandhan, sisters tie Rakshabandhan on the wrists of their brothers. According to Muhurta Shastra, it is always auspicious to celebrate the festival of Rakshabandhan in the Bhadra-free period. If there is Bhadra on the day of Rakshabandhan, then sisters should not tie rakhi on the wrist of their brothers. Rakhi should be tied only after the end of Bhadra. This time there is some difference of opinion regarding the date of Raksha Bandhan. In fact, due to the shadow of Bhadra on the full moon date of the month of Shravan this year, there is confusion about celebrating Raksha Bandhan on 30 and 31 August. Know when to celebrate the festival of Raksha Bandhan on 30 or 31 August and 10 special things...

 

10 special things about Rakshabandhan 2023

 

1- Importance of Raksha Bandhan

Rakshabandhan festival is celebrated as a festival of brother-sister love and harmony. On this day, the sister ties Raksha Sutra on her brother's wrist, in return the brother gives a gift to the sister and also promises to protect her always. By tying Rakhi on the brother's wrist in auspicious Muhurta or during auspicious times, the brother gets success in work and success. Victory is achieved.

 

2- Full moon date of Rakshabandhan 2023

According to the Hindu calendar, this year the full moon date of Shukla Paksha of Shravan month will start on August 30, 2023, at 10.58 am. The full moon date will end on August 31 at 07.05 a.m.

 

3- Bhadra's shadow on Rakshabandhan 2023

According to the scriptures, it is always auspicious to celebrate the festival of Raksha Bandhan without Bhadra Kaal. If there is Bhadra on the day of Raksha Bandhan, then Rakhi should not be tied during this time. But this year Rakshabandhan will be under the shadow of Bhadra. According to the Hindu calendar, Bhadra will start on August 30 in the morning with Shravan Purnima Tithi i.e. from 10:58 am. Which will remain till 09:01 in the night. This year Bhadra will reside on earth on the day of Raksha Bandhan, due to which tying Rakhi in Bhadra will not be auspicious.

 

4- How long will Bhadra remain on Raksha Bandhan?

The festival of Rakshabandhan is considered inauspicious in Bhadrakal. This year Rakshabandhan will be under the shadow of Bhadra due to which there is a difference of opinion regarding the festival of Rakhi. According to the Hindu calendar, Bhadra will start as soon as Shravan Purnima Tithi starts. Bhadra will end on the night of 30th August at 9:01 PM.

 

5- Bhadra tail and mouth time on 30th August

According to Muhurta Shastra, whenever there is a condition of Bhadra, auspicious work can be done by discarding Bhadra Mukh and looking at the time of Bhadra's tail. On August 30, the time of Bhadra tail will be from 05.30 pm to 06.31 pm. On the other hand, on August 30, the time of Bhadra Mukh will be from 06:31 in the evening to 08:11 in the night.

 

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