🙏 Shanivar Vrat 2026 — Complete Fasting Method and Food List
Saturday fasting is the simplest and most effective way to please Shani Dev. Learn the correct method and see the list of auspicious Saturdays in 2026.
⏰ Shanivar Vrat Day Schedule
04:00–05:00Brahma Muhurat — bathe and take sankalpa
05:00–06:00Visit Shani temple or do home puja
06:00–07:00Chant Shani Beej Mantra 108 times
07:00–12:00Fast — only water or fruit
12:00–18:00Light food (fruit, milk, sabudana)
18:00–19:00Shani aarti and Peepal tree worship
After 19:00Vrat paran — black sesame khichdi
🍽️ What to Eat and What to Avoid
✅ Allowed
☑ Somvar Puja Checklist
0/6- Fruits — banana, apple, guava (all fruits)
- Milk and dairy products
- Sabudana khichdi or kheer
- Rock salt potatoes
- Coconut water and plain water
- After paran: black sesame khichdi
❌ Avoid
Grains — wheat, rice, lentils
Regular salt (rock salt allowed)
Meat, eggs, fish
Onion and garlic
Deep-fried items in oil
📅 Auspicious Saturdays of 2026 — Special for Fasting
| Date | Significance |
|---|---|
| May 16, 2026 | Shani Jayanti + Amavasya + Vat Savitri — triple convergence |
| June 27, 2026 | Shani Trayodashi Pradosh |
| July 18, 2026 | Shravan Saturday — excellent |
| July 25, 2026 | Shravan Saturday + Purnima |