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Skanda Shashthi dates in Varanasi, 2030

Uttar Pradesh, India · 25.32°, 82.97° · Asia/Kolkata

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

In 2030, Varanasi has 13 Skanda Shashthi dates, from Wed, Jan 9 to Mon, Dec 30. 13 match the Indian date. The sixth lunar day of the waxing fortnight, the monthly fast for Murugan (Skanda), central in Tamil tradition.
DateFortnightTithi window (local)SunriseDetailsvs India
Wed, Jan 9Shukla (waxing)Wed, Jan 9, 3:31 AM – Thu, Jan 10, 4:41 AM6:46 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Fri, Feb 8Shukla (waxing)Thu, Feb 7, 11:19 PM – Sat, Feb 9, 1:29 AM6:39 AMWeekday: FridaySame
Sun, Mar 10Shukla (waxing)Sat, Mar 9, 7:50 PM – Sun, Mar 10, 10:30 PM6:14 AMWeekday: SundaySame
Tue, Apr 9Shukla (waxing)Mon, Apr 8, 3:17 PM – Tue, Apr 9, 5:44 PM5:43 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame
Thu, May 9Shukla (waxing)Wed, May 8, 8:02 AM – Thu, May 9, 9:37 AM5:18 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Fri, Jun 7Shukla (waxing)Thu, Jun 6, 9:15 PM – Fri, Jun 7, 9:42 PM5:08 AMWeekday: FridaySame
Sun, Jul 7Shukla (waxing)Sat, Jul 6, 7:06 AM – Sun, Jul 7, 6:26 AM5:14 AMWeekday: SundaySame
Mon, Aug 5Shukla (waxing)Sun, Aug 4, 2:29 PM – Mon, Aug 5, 12:59 PM5:28 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Tue, Sep 3Shukla (waxing)Mon, Sep 2, 8:39 PM – Tue, Sep 3, 6:35 PM5:40 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame
Wed, Oct 2Shukla (waxing)Wed, Oct 2, 2:56 AM – Thu, Oct 3, 12:34 AM5:51 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Fri, Nov 1Shukla (waxing)Thu, Oct 31, 10:26 AM – Fri, Nov 1, 8:06 AM6:06 AMWeekday: FridaySame
Sat, Nov 30Shukla (waxing)Fri, Nov 29, 8:02 PM – Sat, Nov 30, 6:05 PM6:27 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame
Mon, Dec 30Shukla (waxing)Sun, Dec 29, 8:15 AM – Mon, Dec 30, 7:10 AM6:44 AMWeekday: MondaySame

What Skanda Shashthi is and how it is kept: the Skanda Shashthi 2030 guide.

Skanda Shashthi in Varanasi: questions

+ How many Skanda Shashthi days are there in 2030 in Varanasi?
13, computed for Varanasi's coordinates and the Asia/Kolkata time zone. The first falls on Wed, Jan 9 and the last on Mon, Dec 30.
+ Are Varanasi 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 Varanasi. In 2030, 13 of 13 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 0 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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