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Skanda Shashthi dates in Minneapolis, 2028

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

In 2028, Minneapolis has 13 Skanda Shashthi dates, from Sun, Jan 2 to Thu, Dec 21. 5 match the Indian date, 8 fall a day earlier. The sixth lunar day of the waxing fortnight, the monthly fast for Murugan (Skanda), central in Tamil tradition.
DateFortnightTithi window (local)SunriseDetailsvs India
Sun, Jan 2Shukla (waxing)Sun, Jan 2, 2:13 AM – Mon, Jan 3, 4:46 AM7:52 AMWeekday: Sunday1 day earlier
Tue, Feb 1Shukla (waxing)Mon, Jan 31, 10:01 PM – Tue, Feb 1, 11:45 PM7:34 AMWeekday: Tuesday1 day earlier
Thu, Mar 2Shukla (waxing)Wed, Mar 1, 2:29 PM – Thu, Mar 2, 3:10 PM6:49 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Fri, Mar 31Shukla (waxing)Fri, Mar 31, 4:07 AM – Sat, Apr 1, 3:45 AM6:55 AMWeekday: Friday1 day earlier
Sun, Apr 30Shukla (waxing)Sat, Apr 29, 1:20 PM – Sun, Apr 30, 12:00 PM6:04 AMWeekday: SundaySame
Mon, May 29Shukla (waxing)Sun, May 28, 7:59 PM – Mon, May 29, 5:54 PM5:32 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Tue, Jun 27Shukla (waxing)Tue, Jun 27, 1:11 AM – Tue, Jun 27, 10:40 PM5:29 AMWeekday: Tuesday1 day earlier
Wed, Jul 26Shukla (waxing)Wed, Jul 26, 6:19 AM – Thu, Jul 27, 3:43 AM5:53 AMWeekday: WednesdayTithi begins and ends between two sunrises1 day earlier
Fri, Aug 25Shukla (waxing)Thu, Aug 24, 12:42 PM – Fri, Aug 25, 10:32 AM6:28 AMWeekday: FridaySame
Sat, Sep 23Shukla (waxing)Fri, Sep 22, 9:43 PM – Sat, Sep 23, 8:27 PM7:03 AMWeekday: Saturday1 day earlier
Mon, Oct 23Shukla (waxing)Sun, Oct 22, 10:25 AM – Mon, Oct 23, 10:23 AM7:40 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Tue, Nov 21Shukla (waxing)Tue, Nov 21, 2:05 AM – Wed, Nov 22, 3:18 AM7:20 AMWeekday: Tuesday1 day earlier
Thu, Dec 21Shukla (waxing)Wed, Dec 20, 9:55 PM – Fri, Dec 22, 12:03 AM7:49 AMWeekday: Thursday1 day earlier

What Skanda Shashthi is and how it is kept: the Skanda Shashthi 2028 guide. Daily sunrise and brahma muhurta: Minneapolis practice calendar.

Skanda Shashthi in Minneapolis: questions

+ How many Skanda Shashthi days are there in 2028 in Minneapolis?
13, computed for Minneapolis's coordinates and the America/Chicago time zone. The first falls on Sun, Jan 2 and the last on Thu, Dec 21.
+ Are Minneapolis 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 Minneapolis. In 2028, 5 of 13 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 8 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. 1 of this year's 13 entries for Minneapolis are flagged because of that. 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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