Every year, Rakhi usually falls on a day in August. This year, Raksha Bandhan will be celebrated on Sunday, August 22, 2021 . Read on to know more about the Raksha Bandhan timing and how to celebrate. Raksha Bandhan 2021 is on Saturday, August 21, celebrating for Hindus a festival that puts the focus on the love and duty between brother and sister. Raksha Bandhan 2021 will be celebrated in India on Sunday, August 22, 2021. Raksha Bandhan 2021 thread ceremony auspicious timing is between 06:15 AM to 05:31 PM on Sunday, August 22. Raksha Bandhan 2021 Date, Puja Vidhi, Muhurat, Timings: As per Hindu lunar calendar, the festival is celebrated on the last day in the month of Shravana (on a full moon day), which typically falls in August.