1995
- Friday, 6 January 1995 · Skanda Shashthi
- Sunday, 5 February 1995 · Skanda Shashthi
- Tuesday, 7 March 1995 · Skanda Shashthi
- Wednesday, 5 April 1995 · Skanda Shashthi
- Friday, 5 May 1995 · Skanda Shashthi
- Sunday, 4 June 1995 · Skanda Shashthi
- Monday, 3 July 1995 · Skanda Shashthi
- Wednesday, 2 August 1995 · Skanda Shashthi
- Thursday, 31 August 1995 · Skanda Shashthi
- Friday, 29 September 1995 · Skanda Shashthi
- Sunday, 29 October 1995 · Skanda Shashthi
- Monday, 27 November 1995 · Skanda Shashthi
- Tuesday, 26 December 1995 · Skanda Shashthi
1996
- Thursday, 25 January 1996 · Skanda Shashthi
- Saturday, 24 February 1996 · Skanda Shashthi
- Sunday, 24 March 1996 · Skanda Shashthi
- Tuesday, 23 April 1996 · Skanda Shashthi
- Thursday, 23 May 1996 · Skanda Shashthi
- Friday, 21 June 1996 · Adhika Skanda Shashthi
- Sunday, 21 July 1996 · Skanda Shashthi
- Tuesday, 20 August 1996 · Skanda Shashthi
- Wednesday, 18 September 1996 · Skanda Shashthi
- Thursday, 17 October 1996 · Skanda Shashthi
- Saturday, 16 November 1996 · Skanda Shashthi
- Sunday, 15 December 1996 · Skanda Shashthi
How the date is fixed
The Shukla Shashthi of every lunar month. The date is the day on which the tithi begins, if it begins between sunrise and sunset (that day it is joined with the tithi before it); if it begins at night, the next day, when it is running at sunrise†. Dark-half entries carry both month names: purnimanta (North India) and amanta.
† Practice varies between schools; our faculty is reviewing these rules.
About
The sixth tithi of every bright half is kept for Murugan (Skanda) in Tamil Nadu and across South India. The day on which Shashthi joins Panchami is preferred: if Shashthi begins between sunrise and sunset, that day is taken; if it begins at night, the next day. The fast can therefore fall on the civil day of Panchami. The Shashthi of amanta Kartika (Tamil Aippasi) is the annual Skanda Shashthi with Soorasamharam.
How it is observed
A fast from sunrise, broken in the evening after the worship of Murugan, with the Kanda Shashti Kavacham recited.