Skanda Shashthi dates in Zurich, 2029

Zurich, Switzerland · 47.38°, 8.54° · Europe/Zurich

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

In 2029, Zurich has 12 Skanda Shashthi dates, from Sat, Jan 20 to Mon, Dec 10. 10 match the Indian date, 2 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
Sat, Jan 20Shukla (waxing)Sat, Jan 20, 2:11 AM – Sun, Jan 21, 4:45 AM8:06 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame
Mon, Feb 19Shukla (waxing)Sun, Feb 18, 10:55 PM – Tue, Feb 20, 1:19 AM7:25 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Wed, Mar 21Shukla (waxing)Tue, Mar 20, 5:20 PM – Wed, Mar 21, 7:05 PM6:28 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Fri, Apr 20Shukla (waxing)Thu, Apr 19, 9:20 AM – Fri, Apr 20, 10:03 AM6:29 AMWeekday: FridaySame
Sat, May 19Shukla (waxing)Fri, May 18, 8:33 PM – Sat, May 19, 8:04 PM5:46 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame
Sun, Jun 17Shukla (waxing)Sun, Jun 17, 4:24 AM – Mon, Jun 18, 2:52 AM5:29 AMWeekday: Sunday1 day earlier
Tue, Jul 17Shukla (waxing)Mon, Jul 16, 10:01 AM – Tue, Jul 17, 7:45 AM5:47 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame
Wed, Aug 15Shukla (waxing)Tue, Aug 14, 2:54 PM – Wed, Aug 15, 12:20 PM6:23 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Thu, Sep 13Shukla (waxing)Wed, Sep 12, 8:37 PM – Thu, Sep 13, 6:11 PM7:01 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Fri, Oct 12Shukla (waxing)Fri, Oct 12, 4:35 AM – Sat, Oct 13, 2:41 AM7:40 AMWeekday: FridaySame
Sun, Nov 11Shukla (waxing)Sat, Nov 10, 2:45 PM – Sun, Nov 11, 1:42 PM7:25 AMWeekday: SundaySame
Mon, Dec 10Shukla (waxing)Mon, Dec 10, 5:22 AM – Tue, Dec 11, 5:22 AM8:03 AMWeekday: Monday1 day earlier

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

Skanda Shashthi in Zurich: questions

+ How many Skanda Shashthi days are there in 2029 in Zurich?
12, computed for Zurich's coordinates and the Europe/Zurich time zone. The first falls on Sat, Jan 20 and the last on Mon, Dec 10.
+ Are Zurich 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 Zurich. In 2029, 10 of 12 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 2 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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