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Skanda Shashthi dates in Chicago, 2034

Illinois, United States · 41.88°, -87.63° · America/Chicago

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

In 2034, Chicago has 12 Skanda Shashthi dates, from Wed, Jan 25 to Sat, Dec 16. 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
Wed, Jan 25Shukla (waxing)Tue, Jan 24, 7:35 PM – Wed, Jan 25, 5:34 PM7:10 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Thu, Feb 23Shukla (waxing)Thu, Feb 23, 4:03 AM – Fri, Feb 24, 1:39 AM6:36 AMWeekday: Thursday1 day earlier
Sat, Mar 25Shukla (waxing)Fri, Mar 24, 1:14 PM – Sat, Mar 25, 10:52 AM6:46 AMWeekday: SaturdaySame
Sun, Apr 23Shukla (waxing)Sat, Apr 22, 9:51 PM – Sun, Apr 23, 7:59 PM5:59 AMWeekday: Sunday1 day earlier
Tue, May 23Shukla (waxing)Mon, May 22, 7:42 AM – Tue, May 23, 6:46 AM5:24 AMWeekday: TuesdaySame
Wed, Jun 21Shukla (waxing)Tue, Jun 20, 7:28 PM – Wed, Jun 21, 7:45 PM5:16 AMWeekday: Wednesday1 day earlier
Fri, Jul 21Shukla (waxing)Thu, Jul 20, 9:35 AM – Fri, Jul 21, 11:00 AM5:34 AMWeekday: FridaySame
Sat, Aug 19Shukla (waxing)Sat, Aug 19, 1:55 AM – Sun, Aug 20, 4:08 AM6:04 AMWeekday: Saturday1 day earlier
Mon, Sep 18Shukla (waxing)Sun, Sep 17, 7:51 PM – Mon, Sep 18, 10:19 PM6:34 AMWeekday: Monday1 day earlier
Wed, Oct 18Shukla (waxing)Tue, Oct 17, 2:19 PM – Wed, Oct 18, 4:33 PM7:07 AMWeekday: WednesdaySame
Fri, Nov 17Shukla (waxing)Thu, Nov 16, 7:11 AM – Fri, Nov 17, 8:47 AM6:43 AMWeekday: FridaySame
Sat, Dec 16Shukla (waxing)Fri, Dec 15, 11:23 PM – Sun, Dec 17, 12:00 AM7:13 AMWeekday: Saturday1 day earlier

What Skanda Shashthi is and how it is kept: the Skanda Shashthi 2034 guide. Daily sunrise and brahma muhurta: Chicago practice calendar.

Skanda Shashthi in Chicago: questions

+ How many Skanda Shashthi days are there in 2034 in Chicago?
12, computed for Chicago's coordinates and the America/Chicago time zone. The first falls on Wed, Jan 25 and the last on Sat, Dec 16.
+ Are Chicago 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 Chicago. In 2034, 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. 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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