Skanda Shasti · 2025
Falls on: Monday, October 27, 2025 · 6-day festival (Oct 22 – 27)
Six-day festival celebrating Lord Murugan's victory over demon Surapadman, especially popular in Tamil Nadu.
Dates and timings for New York City.
Why this date
It is kept on the day its tithi covers most of Pradosha, the twilight after sunset, in New York City.
How it is observed
- Murugan worship
- Kavadi
- Vel worship
Regional calendars
Also known as: ஸ்கந்த ஷஷ்டி (Tamil) · స్కంద షష్టి (Telugu) · സ്കന്ദ ഷഷ്ഠി (Malayalam) · स्कंद षष्ठी (Hindi)
- Amanta (month ends at the new moon; South and West India)
- Kartika · Shukla Paksha
- Purnimanta (month ends at the full moon; North India)
- Kartika · Shukla Paksha
- Tamil: Aippasi 11, 2056 (Thiruvalluvar)
- Bengali: Kartik 10, 1432 (Bangabda)
- Odia: Kartika 11, 1433 (Vilayati era)
- Malayalam: Thulam 11, 1201 (Kollam era)
Computed for New York City. Each solar calendar starts its month by its own region's rule.
Skanda Shasti 2025
Murugan
- Monday, October 27, 2025View day panchang →Tithi window: Sun, Oct 26, 8:35 PM – Mon, Oct 27, 10:30 PM EDTPuja window: 5:58 – 7:34 PM EDT
Frequently asked questions
- What is Skanda Shasti?
- Six-day festival celebrating Lord Murugan's victory over demon Surapadman, especially popular in Tamil Nadu.
- When is Skanda Shasti 2025?
- Skanda Shasti falls on Monday, October 27, 2025.