Dhanteras 1923
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:09
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:14 – 19:38
- Fasting window (tithi)07:44 → 1923-11-07 · 04:28
- Parana (tithi ends)04:281923-11-07
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 1923
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1923
- Vasant Panchami — 22 January 1923
- Maha Shivaratri — 13 February 1923
- Holika Dahan — 2 March 1923
- Holi — 3 March 1923
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 18 March 1923
- Ram Navami — 26 March 1923
- Akshaya Tritiya — 19 April 1923
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 15 July 1923
- Guru Purnima — 27 July 1923
- Nag Panchami — 16 August 1923
- Raksha Bandhan — 26 August 1923
- Krishna Janmashtami — 3 September 1923
- Hartalika Teej — 13 September 1923
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 14 September 1923
- Anant Chaturdashi — 23 September 1923
- Pitru Paksha begins — 26 September 1923
- Sharad Navratri begins — 11 October 1923
- Durga Ashtami — 17 October 1923
- Maha Navami — 18 October 1923
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 19 October 1923
- Karwa Chauth — 28 October 1923
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 7 November 1923
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 8 November 1923
- Govardhan Puja — 9 November 1923
- Bhai Dooj — 10 November 1923
- Chhath Puja — 13 November 1923
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 23 November 1923
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 23 November 1923
- Hindu Festivals 1923 →