Shashthi
Friday, 18 September 2026 Singapore, Singapore
Shashthi
- Presiding deity
- Kartikeya
- Group
- Nanda
- Shukla
- #6
- Krishna
- #21
Significance
Shashthi is the sixth lunar day, ruled by Kartikeya. Associated with recognition, courage, and victory over adversity. Skanda Shashthi — the six-day vow climaxing in Soorasamharam — is a major observance at Murugan temples in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.
Next 6 dates in Singapore
Dates as the almanac assigns them in Singapore: normally the day this tithi is current at sunrise. Its window can begin the day before or end the day after.
| Date | Paksha | Tithi window |
|---|---|---|
| 2 October 2026 Friday | Krishna | 03:05 PM (−1) – 12:45 PM |
| 16 October 2026 Friday | Shukla | 05:55 AM – 08:24 AM (+1) Vriddhi: spans two sunrises |
| 31 October 2026 Saturday | Krishna | 09:55 PM (−1) – 07:27 PM |
| 15 November 2026 Sunday | Shukla | 01:54 AM – 04:31 AM (+1) |
| 29 November 2026 Sunday | Krishna | 06:27 AM – 04:16 AM (+1) |
| 15 December 2026 Tuesday | Shukla | 09:46 PM (−1) – 11:49 PM |