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Skanda Shashthi dates in Charleston, 2032

South Carolina, United States · 32.78°, -79.93° · America/New York

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

In 2032, Charleston has 12 Skanda Shashthi dates, from Sat, Jan 17 to Tue, Dec 7. 6 match the Indian date, 6 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 17Shukla (waxing)Fri, Jan 16, 10:18 PM – Sat, Jan 17, 8:30 PM7:23 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame
Mon, Feb 16Shukla (waxing)Sun, Feb 15, 10:56 AM – Mon, Feb 16, 10:07 AM7:04 AMWeekday: MondaySame
Tue, Mar 16Shukla (waxing)Tue, Mar 16, 2:46 AM – Wed, Mar 17, 3:05 AM7:29 AMWeekday: Tuesday1 day earlier
Thu, Apr 15Shukla (waxing)Wed, Apr 14, 7:07 PM – Thu, Apr 15, 8:27 PM6:50 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Sat, May 15Shukla (waxing)Fri, May 14, 12:10 PM – Sat, May 15, 2:14 PM6:21 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame
Sun, Jun 13Shukla (waxing)Sun, Jun 13, 5:13 AM – Mon, Jun 14, 7:38 AM6:12 AMWeekday: SundayTithi also holds at the next sunrise1 day earlier
Tue, Jul 13Shukla (waxing)Mon, Jul 12, 9:41 PM – Tue, Jul 13, 11:57 PM6:22 AMWeekday: Tuesday1 day earlier
Thu, Aug 12Shukla (waxing)Wed, Aug 11, 1:00 PM – Thu, Aug 12, 2:37 PM6:42 AMWeekday: ThursdaySame
Fri, Sep 10Shukla (waxing)Fri, Sep 10, 2:36 AM – Sat, Sep 11, 3:13 AM7:01 AMWeekday: Friday1 day earlier
Sun, Oct 10Shukla (waxing)Sat, Oct 9, 2:10 PM – Sun, Oct 10, 1:38 PM7:21 AMWeekday: SundaySame
Mon, Nov 8Shukla (waxing)Sun, Nov 7, 10:52 PM – Mon, Nov 8, 9:22 PM6:45 AMWeekday: Monday1 day earlier
Tue, Dec 7Shukla (waxing)Tue, Dec 7, 7:27 AM – Wed, Dec 8, 5:18 AM7:10 AMWeekday: TuesdayTithi begins and ends between two sunrises1 day earlier

What Skanda Shashthi is and how it is kept: the Skanda Shashthi 2032 guide.

Skanda Shashthi in Charleston: questions

+ How many Skanda Shashthi days are there in 2032 in Charleston?
12, computed for Charleston's coordinates and the America/New York time zone. The first falls on Sat, Jan 17 and the last on Tue, Dec 7.
+ Are Charleston 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 Charleston. In 2032, 6 of 12 dates match the Indian (Ujjain) date, 6 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. 2 of this year's 12 entries for Charleston 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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