Vat Savitri Vrat 2027 Date: 4 June (Vat Purnima 18 June)
Vat Savitri Vrat 2027 is on Friday, 4 June 2027 (Jyeshtha Amavasya) in North India. In Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa and parts of South India, the same vrat is kept as Vat Purnima on Friday, 18 June 2027 (Jyeshtha Purnima).
| Vat Savitri Vrat (Amavasya) | Friday, 4 June 2027 – Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Odisha |
| Vat Purnima Vrat | Friday, 18 June 2027 – Maharashtra, Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka |
| Same day as Vat Savitri | Shani Jayanti, 4 June 2027 |
What is Vat Savitri Vrat?
Vat Savitri Vrat is a fast kept by married women for the long life and well-being of their husbands. It honours Savitri, who, according to the story told in the Mahabharata, followed Yama, the god of death, as he carried away the life of her husband Satyavan, and through her devotion and wisdom persuaded Yama to restore him. The vrat is centred on the banyan tree (vat or bargad), under which Satyavan is said to have lain.
Why are there two dates?
Regions that follow the Purnimanta calendar (where the month ends at full moon) keep the vrat on Jyeshtha Amavasya. Regions that follow the Amanta calendar (where the month ends at new moon) keep it on the full moon of Jyeshtha, as Vat Purnima. Both observe the same story and rituals; follow the date of your region and family.
How the vrat is observed
- Women fast from sunrise, often without food, and dress in festive clothes with suhaag items.
- A banyan tree is worshipped with water, roli, rice, flowers, fruit, soaked gram (chana) and sweets.
- Women tie a raw cotton thread (kachcha sut) around the trunk while walking around it, often 7 or 108 times.
- The Savitri–Satyavan katha is read or heard.
- The fast is broken in the evening or after the puja, often with soaked chana and fruit, and elders’ blessings are taken.
Frequently asked questions
When is Vat Savitri Vrat 2027?
Friday, 4 June 2027 for Amavasya observers; Vat Purnima is on Friday, 18 June 2027.
Can the puja be done without a banyan tree?
Many families worship a banyan branch or an image at home when no tree is nearby.
