Shasti 2022 Dates: Sashti Vratam Calendar in 2022
The Hindu calendar’s Shasti, or Sashti, is a significant day related to Lord Muruga. In the Hindu calendar, Shashti occurs on the sixth day of every lunar fortnight. Lord Subramanya or Murugan worshippers choose the Shasti that falls during the declining phase of the moon for fasting. In a month, there are two Sashti, and Skanda adherents maintain a partial or full fast on the Shashti following the new moon (Amavasya).
In the year 2022, the Shasti and Kanda Sashti fasting days are listed below.
Sashti 2022 Dates
May 7, 2022
June 5, 2022
July 5, 2022
August 3, 2022
September 1, 2022
October 1, 2022
October 26, 2022 – Skanda Shasti Starts
October 27, 2022 – Kanda Shasti fasting Day 2
October 28, 2022 – Kantha Shasti fasting Day 3
October 29, 2022 – Skanda Sasti fasting Day 4
October 30, 2022 – Skanda Sasti fasting Day 5 and Skanda Sashti Soorasamharam (Skanda Sashti fasting Day 6) – Monthly Sashti Fasting
October 31, 2022 – Thirukalyanam
November 29, 2022
December 28, 2022
Please note that the Shasti day may be a day earlier or later than the aforementioned dates depending on the lunar and solar calendars used in a given region.