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Skanda Shashthi dates in Wellington, 2029

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

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

In 2029, Wellington has 12 Skanda Shashthi dates, from Sun, Jan 21 to Tue, Dec 11. 9 match the Indian date, 3 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, 2:11 PM – Sun, Jan 21, 4:45 PM6:13 AMWeekday: Sunday1 day later
Tue, Feb 20Shukla (waxing)Mon, Feb 19, 10:55 AM – Tue, Feb 20, 1:19 PM6:52 AMWeekday: Tuesday1 day later
Wed, Mar 21Shukla (waxing)Wed, Mar 21, 5:20 AM – Thu, Mar 22, 7:05 AM7:25 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Fri, Apr 20Shukla (waxing)Thu, Apr 19, 7:20 PM – Fri, Apr 20, 8:03 PM6:57 AMWeekday: FridaySame
Sat, May 19Shukla (waxing)Sat, May 19, 6:33 AM – Sun, May 20, 6:04 AM7:27 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame
Mon, Jun 18Shukla (waxing)Sun, Jun 17, 2:24 PM – Mon, Jun 18, 12:52 PM7:47 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Tue, Jul 17Shukla (waxing)Mon, Jul 16, 8:01 PM – Tue, Jul 17, 5:45 PM7:42 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame
Wed, Aug 15Shukla (waxing)Wed, Aug 15, 12:54 AM – Wed, Aug 15, 10:20 PM7:13 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Thu, Sep 13Shukla (waxing)Thu, Sep 13, 6:37 AM – Fri, Sep 14, 4:11 AM6:27 AMWeekday: ThursdayTithi begins and ends between two sunrisesSame
Sat, Oct 13Shukla (waxing)Fri, Oct 12, 3:35 PM – Sat, Oct 13, 1:41 PM6:36 AMWeekday: Saturday1 day later
Sun, Nov 11Shukla (waxing)Sun, Nov 11, 2:45 AM – Mon, Nov 12, 1:42 AM5:57 AMWeekday: SundaySame
Tue, Dec 11Shukla (waxing)Mon, Dec 10, 5:22 PM – Tue, Dec 11, 5:22 PM5:42 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame

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

Skanda Shashthi in Wellington: questions

+ How many Skanda Shashthi days are there in 2029 in Wellington?
12, computed for Wellington's coordinates and the Pacific/Auckland time zone. The first falls on Sun, Jan 21 and the last on Tue, Dec 11.
+ 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 2029, 9 of 12 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 0 fall a day earlier and 3 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 12 entries for Wellington 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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