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Sawan Somwar 2026 — Monday Vrat Dates

Every Sawan Somwar of 2026, for both the North Indian and Amanta calendars, with the Mangala Gauri Tuesdays alongside.

Devotee’s hands pouring water over a Shivling at dawn on a Sawan Monday, with bilva leaves and lamps
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The Mondays of Sawan — Sawan Somwar — are the heart of the month for Shiva devotees. Fasting through the day and offering water to the Shivling at dawn or dusk, the faithful keep the Somwar vrat for health, marriage and the fulfilment of long-held wishes.

Below are all four Sawan Somwar dates for 2026, validated against Swiss-Ephemeris panchang for North India, followed by the separate Amanta dates for Maharashtra and the South, and the Mangala Gauri Vrat Tuesdays kept alongside them.

Sawan Somwar 2026 at a glance

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Total Somwar

4 (North India)

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First Somwar

Mon, 3 August 2026

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Last Somwar

Mon, 24 August 2026

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Mangala Gauri

4 Tuesdays

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Sawan month

30 Jul – 28 Aug (North)

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Amanta Mondays

17 Aug – 7 Sep

Sawan Somwar 2026 dates (North India)

The four Mondays to keep the fast

1

Monday, 3 August

2

Monday, 10 August

Also Som Pradosh

3

Monday, 17 August

Also Nag Panchami

4

Monday, 24 August

Read the Somwar vrat puja vidhi

Amanta dates — Maharashtra, Gujarat & South

Where Shravan runs on the later, new-moon calendar

In Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and much of South India, the Amanta (new-moon-ending) calendar places Shravan roughly from 13 August to 11 September 2026. The Sawan Mondays there fall later than in the North — on 17, 24, 31 August and 7 September. The worship and the vrat are the same; only the calendar window differs.

17 Aug24 Aug31 Aug7 Sep

Mangala Gauri Vrat — the Sawan Tuesdays

Kept mainly by married women for marital wellbeing

4 Aug11 Aug18 Aug25 Aug
Mangala Gauri Vrat vidhi & katha

Who keeps the Sawan Somwar vrat, and why

Married, unmarried, and the Solah Somwar vow

Married women keep the Sawan Somwar vrat for the long life and wellbeing of their husbands and the harmony of the home. Unmarried women keep it — or the more demanding Solah Somwar, the sixteen-Monday vow — praying to Shiva for a worthy partner. Many keep it simply for health and for the removal of obstacles, since Shiva is Ashutosh, the one easily pleased by sincere, simple devotion.

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Solah Somwar

The Solah Somwar (sixteen consecutive Mondays) vrat is kept as a special vow. Its katha and udyapan are on a dedicated page.Solah Somwar Vrat Katha →
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Frequently asked questions

Sawan Somwar 2026 dates and the vrat

How many Sawan Somwar are there in 2026?+
There are four Sawan Somwar in 2026 in North India (the Purnimanta calendar): Monday 3, 10, 17 and 24 August. Devotees fast on each of these Mondays and worship Lord Shiva.
When is the first Sawan Somwar 2026?+
The first Sawan Somwar of 2026 is on Monday, 3 August. Sawan itself begins a few days earlier, on Thursday 30 July, but 3 August is the first Monday to fall within the month.
Are the Sawan Somwar dates different in Maharashtra and South India?+
Yes. Maharashtra, Gujarat and South India follow the Amanta calendar, in which Shravan runs later — roughly 13 August to 11 September 2026. Their Sawan Mondays therefore fall on 17, 24, 31 August and 7 September.
What is Mangala Gauri Vrat and when is it in 2026?+
Mangala Gauri Vrat is kept on the Tuesdays of Sawan, mainly by married women for the wellbeing of their husbands. In 2026 the dates are Tuesday 4, 11, 18 and 25 August.
Can unmarried girls keep the Sawan Somwar vrat?+
Yes. Unmarried women traditionally keep the Sawan Somwar or the Solah Somwar (sixteen Mondays) vrat, praying to Shiva for a good husband and a happy married life. There is no restriction on who may fast.
What can you eat during the Sawan Somwar vrat?+
The fast is usually kept on phalahar — fruit, milk, and dishes made with sendha namak (rock salt), sabudana and kuttu flour. Grains, common salt, onion and garlic are avoided. Many break the fast after the evening Shiva worship.
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Source & Disclaimer: Dates are computed with the Swiss Ephemeris for New Delhi and validated against traditional panchang. North India (Purnimanta) and Maharashtra/South (Amanta) observe Sawan on different windows; both are given above. Local community traditions can shift a date by one day — confirm the timing for your own city before a fast.