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Skanda Shashthi dates in Wellington, 2028

Wellington, New Zealand · -41.29°, 174.78° · Pacific/Auckland

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

In 2028, Wellington has 13 Skanda Shashthi dates, from Mon, Jan 3 to Fri, Dec 22. 11 match the Indian date, 2 fall a day later. The sixth lunar day of the waxing fortnight, the monthly fast for Murugan (Skanda), central in Tamil tradition.
DateFortnightTithi window (local)SunriseDetailsvs India
Mon, Jan 3Shukla (waxing)Sun, Jan 2, 9:13 PM – Mon, Jan 3, 11:46 PM5:53 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Wed, Feb 2Shukla (waxing)Tue, Feb 1, 5:01 PM – Wed, Feb 2, 6:45 PM6:28 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Fri, Mar 3Shukla (waxing)Thu, Mar 2, 9:29 AM – Fri, Mar 3, 10:10 AM7:05 AMWeekday: Friday1 day later
Sat, Apr 1Shukla (waxing)Fri, Mar 31, 10:07 PM – Sat, Apr 1, 9:45 PM7:37 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame
Sun, Apr 30Shukla (waxing)Sun, Apr 30, 6:20 AM – Mon, May 1, 5:00 AM7:08 AMWeekday: SundaySame
Tue, May 30Shukla (waxing)Mon, May 29, 12:59 PM – Tue, May 30, 10:54 AM7:36 AMWeekday: Tuesday1 day later
Wed, Jun 28Shukla (waxing)Tue, Jun 27, 6:11 PM – Wed, Jun 28, 3:40 PM7:48 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Thu, Jul 27Shukla (waxing)Wed, Jul 26, 11:19 PM – Thu, Jul 27, 8:43 PM7:35 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Fri, Aug 25Shukla (waxing)Fri, Aug 25, 5:42 AM – Sat, Aug 26, 3:32 AM6:58 AMWeekday: FridaySame
Sun, Sep 24Shukla (waxing)Sat, Sep 23, 2:43 PM – Sun, Sep 24, 2:27 PM7:08 AMWeekday: SundaySame
Mon, Oct 23Shukla (waxing)Mon, Oct 23, 4:25 AM – Tue, Oct 24, 4:23 AM6:21 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Wed, Nov 22Shukla (waxing)Tue, Nov 21, 9:05 PM – Wed, Nov 22, 10:18 PM5:48 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Fri, Dec 22Shukla (waxing)Thu, Dec 21, 4:55 PM – Fri, Dec 22, 7:03 PM5:45 AMWeekday: FridaySame

What Skanda Shashthi is and how it is kept: the Skanda Shashthi 2028 guide.

Skanda Shashthi in Wellington: questions

+ How many Skanda Shashthi days are there in 2028 in Wellington?
13, computed for Wellington's coordinates and the Pacific/Auckland time zone. The first falls on Mon, Jan 3 and the last on Fri, Dec 22.
+ Are Wellington 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 Wellington. In 2028, 11 of 13 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 0 fall a day earlier and 2 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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