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Skanda Shashthi dates in Melbourne, 2031

Victoria, Australia · -37.81°, 144.96° · Australia/Melbourne

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

In 2031, Melbourne has 12 Skanda Shashthi dates, from Tue, Jan 28 to Fri, Dec 19. 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
Tue, Jan 28Shukla (waxing)Tue, Jan 28, 4:49 AM – Wed, Jan 29, 4:57 AM6:29 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame
Thu, Feb 27Shukla (waxing)Wed, Feb 26, 10:24 PM – Thu, Feb 27, 11:48 PM7:03 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Sat, Mar 29Shukla (waxing)Fri, Mar 28, 5:26 PM – Sat, Mar 29, 7:43 PM7:31 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame
Mon, Apr 28Shukla (waxing)Sun, Apr 27, 11:23 AM – Mon, Apr 28, 1:55 PM6:58 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Tue, May 27Shukla (waxing)Tue, May 27, 4:49 AM – Wed, May 28, 6:59 AM7:23 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame
Thu, Jun 26Shukla (waxing)Wed, Jun 25, 7:52 PM – Thu, Jun 26, 9:18 PM7:37 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Sat, Jul 26Shukla (waxing)Fri, Jul 25, 8:25 AM – Sat, Jul 26, 8:56 AM7:27 AMWeekday: Saturday1 day later
Sun, Aug 24Shukla (waxing)Sat, Aug 23, 6:44 PM – Sun, Aug 24, 6:18 PM6:55 AMWeekday: SundaySame
Mon, Sep 22Shukla (waxing)Mon, Sep 22, 3:21 AM – Tue, Sep 23, 2:01 AM6:12 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Wed, Oct 22Shukla (waxing)Tue, Oct 21, 11:59 AM – Wed, Oct 22, 9:53 AM6:27 AMWeekday: Wednesday1 day later
Thu, Nov 20Shukla (waxing)Wed, Nov 19, 7:32 PM – Thu, Nov 20, 5:02 PM5:58 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Fri, Dec 19Shukla (waxing)Fri, Dec 19, 4:00 AM – Sat, Dec 20, 1:36 AM5:54 AMWeekday: FridaySame

What Skanda Shashthi is and how it is kept: the Skanda Shashthi 2031 guide.

Skanda Shashthi in Melbourne: questions

+ How many Skanda Shashthi days are there in 2031 in Melbourne?
12, computed for Melbourne's coordinates and the Australia/Melbourne time zone. The first falls on Tue, Jan 28 and the last on Fri, Dec 19.
+ Are Melbourne 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 Melbourne. In 2031, 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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