Dhanteras 1912
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:09
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:13 – 19:37
- Fasting window (tithi)11:56 → 1912-11-07 · 10:11
- Parana (tithi ends)10:111912-11-07
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 1912
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1912
- Vasant Panchami — 24 January 1912
- Maha Shivaratri — 16 February 1912
- Holika Dahan — 2 March 1912
- Holi — 4 March 1912
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 19 March 1912
- Ram Navami — 27 March 1912
- Akshaya Tritiya — 20 April 1912
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 16 July 1912
- Guru Purnima — 29 July 1912
- Nag Panchami — 17 August 1912
- Raksha Bandhan — 27 August 1912
- Krishna Janmashtami — 4 September 1912
- Hartalika Teej — 13 September 1912
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 14 September 1912
- Anant Chaturdashi — 25 September 1912
- Pitru Paksha begins — 27 September 1912
- Sharad Navratri begins — 11 October 1912
- Durga Ashtami — 18 October 1912
- Maha Navami — 19 October 1912
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 20 October 1912
- Karwa Chauth — 29 October 1912
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 8 November 1912
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 8 November 1912
- Govardhan Puja — 10 November 1912
- Bhai Dooj — 11 November 1912
- Chhath Puja — 15 November 1912
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 24 November 1912
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 24 November 1912
- Hindu Festivals 1912 →