Sawan Month | Shravan Somvar Vrat Dates

Sawan (सावन), Shrawan Month is the holy month dedicated to Lord Shiva. It’s the time when we gear up to please Lord Shiva to seek Lord’s blessing. This month coincides with July and August when the monsoon is at its peak.
It is a belief that worshipping Lord Shiva in Shravan month is very powerful and the Mondays of this month are called ‘Shravan Somvar’. Hindus fast on these Somwar for success, marriage, and prosperity in their life. It is believed that Lord Shiva grants a boon to devotees when worshipped in this month and evades their bad luck and evil/negative energy affecting them.
The festival of Kanwar Yatra runs during the monsoon month Sawan (July – August). When Millions of Devotees participate in the festival of gathering water from the river Ganga and carry it across hundreds of miles to seek Lord Shiva’s blessing. On Sawan Shivratri devotees bathing Lord Shiva with the holy water of the river Ganga.
The Sawan month sets on Full moon day (Purnima) which is the beginning of the Sun’s transition into the Leo zodiac. The Northern States celebrate it fifteen days before then the Southern States, as Lunar Calendar is followed in Southern states while Purnimant Calendar is followed in Northern states.
Shravan Somwar Vrat Dates
In northern states, i.e. Rajasthan, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar the first Day of Sawan Month in 2023 is July 4th (Tuesday) and the first Somvar Vrat is on July 10th (Monday) which ends on August 31st (Thursday).
States of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, and Jharkhand
Festival | Date | Day |
Shravana Begins | July 4 | Tuesday |
First Shravan Somwar Vrat | July 10 | Monday |
Second Shravan Somwar Vrat | July 17 | Monday |
Shravan Adhika Maas Begins | July 18 | Tuesday |
Third Shravan Somwar Vrat | July 24 | Monday |
Fourth Shravan Somwar Vrat | July 31 | Monday |
Fifth Shravan Somwar Vrat | August 7 | Monday |
Sixth Shravan Somwar Vrat | August 14 | Monday |
Shravan Adhika Maas Ends | August 16 | Wednesday |
Second Shravan Somwar Vrat | August 1 | Monday |
Seventh Shravan Somwar Vrat | August 21 | Monday |
Eighth Shravan Somwar Vrat | August 28 | Monday |
Shravana Ends | August 31 | Thursday |
In Southern states, i.e. Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh the first Day of Sawan Month in 2023 is July 18th (Tuesday) and First Somvar Vrat is on July 24th (Monday) which ends on September 15 (Friday).
States of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu
Festival | Date | Day |
Shravana Begins / Shravan Adhika Maas Begins | July 18 | Tuesday |
First Shravan Adhika Mass Somwar Vrat | July 24 | Monday |
Second Shravan Adhika MassSomwar Vrat | July 31 | Monday |
Third Shravan Adhika Mass Somwar Vrat | August 7 | Monday |
Fourth Shravan Adhika Mass Somwar Vrat | August 14 | Monday |
Shravan Adhika Maas Ends | August 16 | Wednesday |
First Shravan Somwar Vrat | August 21 | Monday |
Second Shravan Somwar Vrat | August 28 | Monday |
Third Shravan Somwar Vrat | September 4 | Monday |
Fourth Shravan Somwar Vrat | September 11 | Monday |
Shravana Ends | September 15 | Friday |