Sawan Somwar Vrat Dates 2028
There are 4 Sawan Somwar Vrat vrats in 2028. The first, First Shravan Somwar Vrat, is on सोमवासरः, २४ जुलाईमासः and the last, Fourth Shravan Somwar Vrat, is on सोमवासरः, १४ अगस्तमासः. The Mondays of the month of Shravana, kept with a fast and Shiva puja.
Sawan Somwar Vrat Dates in 2028
Times for Ujjain| Date | Vrat | Tithi Timing |
|---|---|---|
| २४ जुलाई:सोमवासरः | First Shravan Somwar VratShravana 3 · Shukla Paksha२४ जुलाई:, 2:10 AM – 10:52 PM | २४ जुलाई:, 2:10 AM – 10:52 PM |
| ३१ जुलाई:सोमवासरः | Second Shravan Somwar VratShravana 10 · Shukla Paksha३० जुलाई:, 9:20 AM – ३१ जुलाई:, 8:49 AM | ३० जुलाई:, 9:20 AM – ३१ जुलाई:, 8:49 AM |
| ७ अगस्त:सोमवासरः | Third Shravan Somwar VratShravana 17 · Krishna Paksha६ अगस्त:, 3:45 PM – ७ अगस्त:, 6:04 PM | ६ अगस्त:, 3:45 PM – ७ अगस्त:, 6:04 PM |
| १४ अगस्त:सोमवासरः | Fourth Shravan Somwar VratShravana 24 · Krishna Paksha१४ अगस्त:, 5:37 AM – १५ अगस्त:, 5:47 AM | १४ अगस्त:, 5:37 AM – १५ अगस्त:, 5:47 AM |
Sawan Somwar Vrat
What is Sawan Somwar?
Sawan (Shravana) is the month most sacred to Lord Shiva, and its Mondays (Somwar) are kept with a fast and Shiva puja. Devotees offer water and milk on the Shivalinga (Jalabhishek), bel leaves, dhatura and white flowers, and chant Om Namah Shivaya. Unmarried women often keep the fast for a good husband, and married women for the family's well-being.
Which Mondays count?
A Monday is a Sawan Somwar when its sunrise falls in the month of Shravana. The month depends on how lunar months are counted:
- Purnimanta (North India: Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Jharkhand): Shravana begins the day after Ashadha Purnima, so Sawan starts about two weeks earlier.
- Amanta (Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Goa): Shravana begins the day after Ashadha Amavasya.
The dates on this page follow the month system chosen in your settings. In a year with an Adhika (extra) Shravana month, its Mondays are kept as well, so there can be eight or more Sawan Somwars.
How the fast is kept
The fast runs from sunrise to sunset. Some devotees take only water or fruit and milk; others eat one sattvic meal after the evening puja. The puja is done in the morning or at Pradosh, around sunset, and the fast is completed with Shiva's aarti.