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Skanda Shashthi dates in Kolkata, 2029

West Bengal, India · 22.57°, 88.36° · Asia/Kolkata

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

In 2029, Kolkata has 12 Skanda Shashthi dates, from Sun, Jan 21 to Tue, Dec 11. 10 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
Sun, Jan 21Shukla (waxing)Sat, Jan 20, 6:41 AM – Sun, Jan 21, 9:15 AM6:19 AMWeekday: Sunday1 day later
Mon, Feb 19Shukla (waxing)Mon, Feb 19, 3:25 AM – Tue, Feb 20, 5:49 AM6:07 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Wed, Mar 21Shukla (waxing)Tue, Mar 20, 9:50 PM – Wed, Mar 21, 11:35 PM5:41 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Fri, Apr 20Shukla (waxing)Thu, Apr 19, 12:50 PM – Fri, Apr 20, 1:33 PM5:13 AMWeekday: FridaySame
Sat, May 19Shukla (waxing)Sat, May 19, 12:03 AM – Sat, May 19, 11:34 PM4:56 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame
Mon, Jun 18Shukla (waxing)Sun, Jun 17, 7:54 AM – Mon, Jun 18, 6:22 AM4:53 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Tue, Jul 17Shukla (waxing)Mon, Jul 16, 1:31 PM – Tue, Jul 17, 11:15 AM5:02 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame
Wed, Aug 15Shukla (waxing)Tue, Aug 14, 6:24 PM – Wed, Aug 15, 3:50 PM5:14 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Thu, Sep 13Shukla (waxing)Thu, Sep 13, 12:07 AM – Thu, Sep 13, 9:41 PM5:23 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Sat, Oct 13Shukla (waxing)Fri, Oct 12, 8:05 AM – Sat, Oct 13, 6:11 AM5:33 AMWeekday: Saturday1 day later
Sun, Nov 11Shukla (waxing)Sat, Nov 10, 7:15 PM – Sun, Nov 11, 6:12 PM5:47 AMWeekday: SundaySame
Tue, Dec 11Shukla (waxing)Mon, Dec 10, 9:52 AM – Tue, Dec 11, 9:52 AM6:07 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame

What Skanda Shashthi is and how it is kept: the Skanda Shashthi 2029 guide.

Skanda Shashthi in Kolkata: questions

+ How many Skanda Shashthi days are there in 2029 in Kolkata?
12, computed for Kolkata's coordinates and the Asia/Kolkata time zone. The first falls on Sun, Jan 21 and the last on Tue, Dec 11.
+ Are Kolkata 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 Kolkata. In 2029, 10 of 12 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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