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Skanda Shashthi dates in Jaipur, 2027

Rajasthan, India · 26.91°, 75.79° · Asia/Kolkata

Written and reviewed by The Kriya Yogi · Updated 5 October 2026

In 2027, Jaipur has 12 Skanda Shashthi dates, from Thu, Jan 14 to Sat, Dec 4. 12 match the Indian date. The sixth lunar day of the waxing fortnight, the monthly fast for Murugan (Skanda), central in Tamil tradition.
DateFortnightTithi window (local)SunriseDetailsvs India
Thu, Jan 14Shukla (waxing)Wed, Jan 13, 1:04 PM – Thu, Jan 14, 2:01 PM7:18 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Fri, Feb 12Shukla (waxing)Fri, Feb 12, 3:21 AM – Sat, Feb 13, 3:01 AM7:07 AMWeekday: FridaySame
Sun, Mar 14Shukla (waxing)Sat, Mar 13, 1:56 PM – Sun, Mar 14, 12:33 PM6:39 AMWeekday: SundaySame
Mon, Apr 12Shukla (waxing)Sun, Apr 11, 9:41 PM – Mon, Apr 12, 7:35 PM6:07 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Tue, May 11Shukla (waxing)Tue, May 11, 3:49 AM – Wed, May 12, 1:25 AM5:43 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame
Thu, Jun 10Shukla (waxing)Wed, Jun 9, 9:36 AM – Thu, Jun 10, 7:13 AM5:33 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Fri, Jul 9Shukla (waxing)Thu, Jul 8, 4:09 PM – Fri, Jul 9, 2:06 PM5:40 AMWeekday: FridaySame
Sat, Aug 7Shukla (waxing)Sat, Aug 7, 12:24 AM – Sat, Aug 7, 11:02 PM5:55 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame
Mon, Sep 6Shukla (waxing)Sun, Sep 5, 11:18 AM – Mon, Sep 6, 10:59 AM6:09 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Tue, Oct 5Shukla (waxing)Tue, Oct 5, 1:37 AM – Wed, Oct 6, 2:34 AM6:22 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame
Thu, Nov 4Shukla (waxing)Wed, Nov 3, 7:35 PM – Thu, Nov 4, 9:41 PM6:39 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Sat, Dec 4Shukla (waxing)Fri, Dec 3, 4:17 PM – Sat, Dec 4, 7:00 PM7:01 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame

What Skanda Shashthi is and how it is kept: the Skanda Shashthi 2027 guide.

Skanda Shashthi in Jaipur: questions

+ How many Skanda Shashthi days are there in 2027 in Jaipur?
12, computed for Jaipur's coordinates and the Asia/Kolkata time zone. The first falls on Thu, Jan 14 and the last on Sat, Dec 4.
+ Are Jaipur Skanda Shashthi dates the same as in India?
Not always. A tithi starts at the same instant everywhere, but the sunrise that decides the day happens at a different moment in Jaipur. In 2027, 12 of 12 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 0 fall a day earlier and 0 a day later.
+ How is the date decided?
This calendar uses the local day on which the Shukla Shashthi tithi is in force at sunrise. Tamil calendars sometimes choose the day on which Panchami and Shashthi are joined, so a temple may differ by a day. No entry this year needed a flag. Local temples may follow a particular sampradaya's rule, so check with them for ritual purposes.
+ How accurate are these times?
Times come from truncated astronomical series and should fall within a few minutes of a full ephemeris. Near a boundary a published panchanga may assign a different day. They are for planning practice, not for precise ritual muhurta.

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