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Skanda Sashti Dates 2052

There are 13 Skanda Sashti vrats in 2052. The first, Skanda Sashti, is on रविवासरः, ७ जनवरीमासः and the last, Skanda Sashti, is on शुक्रवासरः, २७ दिसंबरमासः. Monthly fast for Lord Murugan on Shukla Shashthi, widely kept in Tamil Nadu and South India.

Skanda Sashti Dates in 2052

Times for Ujjain
DateVrat
७ जनवरी:रविवासरःSkanda SashtiPausha 6 · Shukla Paksha७ जनवरी:, 6:40 AM – ८ जनवरी:, 5:22 AM
५ फरवरी:सोमवासरःSkanda SashtiMagha 6 · Shukla Paksha५ फरवरी:, 4:05 PM – ६ फरवरी:, 2:06 PM
६ मार्च:बुधवासरःSkanda SashtiPhalguna 6 · Shukla Paksha६ मार्च:, 12:19 AM – 9:55 PM
४ अप्रैल:गुरुवासर:Skanda SashtiChaitra 6 · Shukla Paksha४ अप्रैल:, 8:03 AM – ५ अप्रैल:, 5:38 AM
३ मईशुक्रवासरःSkanda SashtiVaishakha 6 · Shukla Paksha३ मई, 4:06 PM – ४ मई, 2:08 PM
२ जून:रविवासरःSkanda SashtiJyeshtha 6 · Shukla Paksha२ जून:, 1:21 AM – ३ जून:, 12:18 AM
१ जुलाई:सोमवासरःSkanda SashtiAshadha 6 · Shukla Paksha१ जुलाई:, 12:40 PM – २ जुलाई:, 12:48 PM
३१ जुलाई:बुधवासरःSkanda SashtiShravana 6 · Shukla Paksha३१ जुलाई:, 2:32 AM – १ अगस्त:, 3:50 AM
३० अगस्त:शुक्रवासरःSkanda SashtiBhadrapada 6 · Shukla Paksha२९ अगस्त:, 6:55 PM – ३० अगस्त:, 9:03 PM
२८ सितंबर:शनिवासरःSkanda SashtiAshwina 6 · Shukla Paksha२८ सितंबर:, 1:09 PM – २९ सितंबर:, 3:38 PM
२८ अक्तूबर:सोमवासरःSoora SamharamKartika 6 · Shukla Paksha२८ अक्तूबर:, 8:09 AM – २९ अक्तूबर:, 10:28 AM
२७ नवंबर:बुधवासरःSubrahmanya SashtiMargashirsha 6 · Shukla Paksha२७ नवंबर:, 2:38 AM – २८ नवंबर:, 4:20 AM
२७ दिसंबर:शुक्रवासरःSkanda SashtiPausha 6 · Shukla Paksha२६ दिसंबर:, 7:19 PM – २७ दिसंबर:, 8:03 PM

Skanda Sashti

What is Skanda Sashti?

Skanda Sashti is the monthly fast for Lord Murugan (Skanda, Kartikeya, Subramanya), the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, on the Shashthi (sixth day) of Shukla Paksha. It is widely kept in Tamil Nadu and among Tamil communities everywhere.

The most important is the Skanda Sashti of Aippasi (Kartika Shukla Shashthi), the culmination of a six-day fast that celebrates Murugan's victory over the demon Surapadman (Soorasamharam), staged at Tiruchendur and other Murugan temples.

Which day is it kept?

Skanda Sashti is kept on the day Shashthi prevails at sunset, so it is often the day on which Panchami ends and Shashthi begins. The dates on this page are for your location.

How the fast is kept

Devotees fast from sunrise, taking fruit or one simple meal, and recite the Kanda Sashti Kavacham. They visit a Murugan temple, offer red flowers and fruit, and break the fast after the evening puja.