
Kartik · Shukla Pratipada · Lord Murugan
Skanda Shashthi 2027स्कंद षष्ठी
Skanda Shashthi 2027 runs from Saturday, 30 October to Thursday, 4 November 2027 in Columbus, OH, and Soorasamharam: 4:22 PM–9:10 PM EDT, UTC−4.
In 388 days · computed for Columbus, OH · EDT, UTC−4Columbus · Saturday, 30 October 2027
The day, hour by hour
The morning puja
7:59 AM – 10:05 AMEach of the six days opens with a bath before sunrise, the diya before Lord Murugan's picture, the offerings and the Kanda Sashti Kavasam.
The evening puja
6:32 PM – 9:13 PMAt dusk the diya is lit again and the Kanda Sashti Kavasam said again: morning and evening, all six days.
The morning puja
8:00 AM – 10:06 AMSunday, 31 OctoberEach of the six days opens with a bath before sunrise, the diya before Lord Murugan's picture, the offerings and the Kanda Sashti Kavasam.
The evening puja
6:31 PM – 9:13 PMSunday, 31 OctoberAt dusk the diya is lit again and the Kanda Sashti Kavasam said again: morning and evening, all six days.
The morning puja
8:01 AM – 10:07 AMMonday, 1 NovemberEach of the six days opens with a bath before sunrise, the diya before Lord Murugan's picture, the offerings and the Kanda Sashti Kavasam.
The evening puja
6:30 PM – 9:12 PMMonday, 1 NovemberAt dusk the diya is lit again and the Kanda Sashti Kavasam said again: morning and evening, all six days.
The morning puja
8:02 AM – 10:07 AMTuesday, 2 NovemberEach of the six days opens with a bath before sunrise, the diya before Lord Murugan's picture, the offerings and the Kanda Sashti Kavasam.
The evening puja
6:29 PM – 9:11 PMTuesday, 2 NovemberAt dusk the diya is lit again and the Kanda Sashti Kavasam said again: morning and evening, all six days.
The morning puja
8:03 AM – 10:08 AMWednesday, 3 NovemberEach of the six days opens with a bath before sunrise, the diya before Lord Murugan's picture, the offerings and the Kanda Sashti Kavasam.
The evening puja
6:27 PM – 9:11 PMWednesday, 3 NovemberAt dusk the diya is lit again and the Kanda Sashti Kavasam said again: morning and evening, all six days.
The morning puja
8:04 AM – 10:09 AMThursday, 4 NovemberEach of the six days opens with a bath before sunrise, the diya before Lord Murugan's picture, the offerings and the Kanda Sashti Kavasam.
Soorasamharam
4:22 PM – 9:10 PMThursday, 4 NovemberOn the sixth day the Soorasamharam is enacted in Murugan temples from the late afternoon into the evening; after it, a bath, and six diyas before Lord Murugan at home.
The evening puja
6:26 PM – 9:10 PMThursday, 4 NovemberAt dusk the diya is lit again and the Kanda Sashti Kavasam said again: morning and evening, all six days.
The seventh morning · parana
8:05 AM – 10:09 AMFriday, 5 NovemberThe vrat is best completed on the seventh morning, after a bath and darshan of Lord Murugan, with food given to others first. It is the day of Thirukalyanam, Murugan's wedding to Deivanai, in the temples.
Times for Columbus, OH in EDT, UTC−4, rounded to the minute, computed by Kalava's engine for this town's own sunrise, sunset and moonrise. How
For six days after Deepavali, Tamil houses keep Lord Murugan's vrat, saying the Kanda Sashti Kavasam morning and evening, as the Devas kept six days with Him before the war. On the sixth evening comes the Soorasamharam, when the Vel split Surapadman and Murugan took him in as His peacock and His rooster; the next day is His wedding to Deivanai.
The vrat
Keep the same form on all six days. The elderly, the unwell, and anyone pregnant or nursing eat simple meals and keep the puja and the Kavasam: the vrat is kept to suit the body.
Every town is its own sunrise
Skanda Shashthi 2027 in other towns
Highlighted rows keep the day on another date than India. Tap a town for its full day.
| Town | Date | Soorasamharam |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 3:22 PM–8:10 PM |
| Mumbai | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 3:47 PM–8:35 PM |
| Kolkata | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 2:43 PM–7:31 PM |
| Chennai | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 3:22 PM–8:10 PM |
| Bengaluru | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 3:33 PM–8:21 PM |
| Hyderabad | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 3:26 PM–8:14 PM |
| Ahmedabad | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 3:45 PM–8:33 PM |
| Jaipur | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 3:29 PM–8:17 PM |
| Lucknow | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 3:09 PM–7:57 PM |
| Patna | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 2:53 PM–7:41 PM |
| Abroad | ||
| Columbus US | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 4:22 PM–9:10 PM |
| London GB | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 2:35 PM–7:23 PM |
| Leicester GB | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 2:37 PM–7:25 PM |
| Birmingham GB | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 2:40 PM–7:28 PM |
| New York US | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 3:45 PM–8:33 PM |
| Edison US | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 3:47 PM–8:35 PM |
| Jersey City US | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 3:45 PM–8:33 PM |
| Chicago US | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 3:38 PM–8:26 PM |
| Houston US | 29 Oct–4 Nov a day before India | 4:21 PM–9:09 PM |
| Dallas US | 29 Oct–4 Nov a day before India | 4:24 PM–9:12 PM |
| San Francisco US | 29 Oct–3 Nov a day before India | 4:03 PM–8:51 PM |
| San Jose US | 29 Oct–3 Nov a day before India | 4:01 PM–8:49 PM |
| Los Angeles US | 29 Oct–3 Nov a day before India | 3:50 PM–8:38 PM |
| Atlanta US | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 4:34 PM–9:22 PM |
| Washington, DC US | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 3:59 PM–8:47 PM |
| Boston US | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 3:31 PM–8:19 PM |
| Seattle US | 29 Oct–3 Nov a day before India | 3:50 PM–8:38 PM |
| Toronto CA | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 4:03 PM–8:51 PM |
| Brampton CA | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 4:05 PM–8:53 PM |
| Vancouver CA | 29 Oct–3 Nov a day before India | 3:51 PM–8:39 PM |
| Sydney AU | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 4:43 PM–9:31 PM |
| Melbourne AU | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 5:12 PM–10:00 PM |
| Auckland NZ | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 5:12 PM–10:00 PM |
| Singapore SG | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 4:25 PM–9:13 PM |
| Kuala Lumpur MY | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 4:33 PM–9:21 PM |
| Dubai AE | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 3:23 PM–8:11 PM |
| Doha QA | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 2:38 PM–7:26 PM |
| Nairobi KE | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 3:55 PM–8:43 PM |
| Durban ZA | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 3:40 PM–8:28 PM |
| Port Louis MU | 30 Oct–4 Nov | 3:46 PM–8:34 PM |
How Skanda Shashthi is kept
Katha
The six days and the Soorasamharam
Surapadman and his brothers, Singamukhan and Tarakasuran, were asuras who kept long tapas to Shiv ji.
Puja vidhi
41 steps, each drawn
The method at the day's own hours, every mantra with its meaning.




Samagri
15 things to set out
Every item pictured, a list to tick and send.



