Dhanteras 1909
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:12
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:11 – 19:35
- Fasting window (tithi)00:35 → 1909-11-11 · 03:09
- Parana (tithi ends)03:091909-11-11
Festival days follow the classical attribution rules — udaya (sunrise), pradosha (evening), nishita (midnight), madhyahna or aparahna vyapini as each festival prescribes — computed for Kashi/Varanasi (IST). Regional observance can differ by a day in some years.
Read the Dhanteras puja vidhi, vrat rules and kathaDhanteras — Frequently Asked Questions
What should be bought on Dhanteras?
Metal — silver, steel or brass — and traditionally an empty vessel, which is filled before it is carried into the house. Gold and utensils are the common choices; the vessel is the older custom.
Why is a lamp placed facing south on Dhanteras?
It is the Yama deepam, offered after dusk to Yama for the safety of the household. It is set outside the house, facing south, and is not brought back in.
Who is worshipped first on Dhanteras?
Dhanvantari, the physician who rose from the churned ocean with the pot of amrita. Lakshmi and Kubera are invoked after him — health precedes wealth on this day.
Other major festivals in 1909
- Makar Sankranti — 13 January 1909
- Vasant Panchami — 26 January 1909
- Maha Shivaratri — 18 February 1909
- Holika Dahan — 6 March 1909
- Holi — 8 March 1909
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 1909
- Ram Navami — 29 March 1909
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 1909
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 1909
- Guru Purnima — 3 July 1909
- Nag Panchami — 21 August 1909
- Raksha Bandhan — 31 August 1909
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 1909
- Hartalika Teej — 17 September 1909
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 18 September 1909
- Anant Chaturdashi — 28 September 1909
- Pitru Paksha begins — 30 September 1909
- Sharad Navratri begins — 15 October 1909
- Durga Ashtami — 22 October 1909
- Maha Navami — 23 October 1909
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 24 October 1909
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 1909
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 11 November 1909
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 12 November 1909
- Govardhan Puja — 14 November 1909
- Bhai Dooj — 15 November 1909
- Chhath Puja — 19 November 1909
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 27 November 1909
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 27 November 1909
- Hindu Festivals 1909 →