2009
- Friday, 2 January 2009 · Skanda Shashthi
- Sunday, 1 February 2009 · Skanda Shashthi
- Monday, 2 March 2009 · Skanda Shashthi
- Tuesday, 31 March 2009 · Skanda Shashthi
- Thursday, 30 April 2009 · Skanda Shashthi
- Friday, 29 May 2009 · Skanda Shashthi
- Saturday, 27 June 2009 · Skanda Shashthi
- Sunday, 26 July 2009 · Skanda Shashthi
- Tuesday, 25 August 2009 · Skanda Shashthi
- Thursday, 24 September 2009 · Skanda Shashthi
- Friday, 23 October 2009 · Skanda Shashthi
- Sunday, 22 November 2009 · Skanda Shashthi
- Tuesday, 22 December 2009 · Skanda Shashthi
2010
- Thursday, 21 January 2010 · Skanda Shashthi
- Friday, 19 February 2010 · Skanda Shashthi
- Sunday, 21 March 2010 · Skanda Shashthi
- Monday, 19 April 2010 · Adhika Skanda Shashthi
- Wednesday, 19 May 2010 · Skanda Shashthi
- Thursday, 17 June 2010 · Skanda Shashthi
- Friday, 16 July 2010 · Skanda Shashthi
- Saturday, 14 August 2010 · Skanda Shashthi
- Monday, 13 September 2010 · Skanda Shashthi
- Tuesday, 12 October 2010 · Skanda Shashthi
- Thursday, 11 November 2010 · Skanda Shashthi
- Saturday, 11 December 2010 · 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.