Dhanteras 1938
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:59
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:26 – 19:50
- Fasting window (tithi)17:42 → 1938-10-21 · 16:10
- Parana (tithi ends)16:101938-10-21
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 1938
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1938
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 1938
- Maha Shivaratri — 28 February 1938
- Holika Dahan — 15 March 1938
- Holi — 17 March 1938
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 1938
- Ram Navami — 8 April 1938
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 1938
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 29 June 1938
- Guru Purnima — 12 July 1938
- Nag Panchami — 31 July 1938
- Raksha Bandhan — 11 August 1938
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 1938
- Hartalika Teej — 28 August 1938
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 1938
- Anant Chaturdashi — 8 September 1938
- Pitru Paksha begins — 10 September 1938
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 1938
- Durga Ashtami — 1 October 1938
- Maha Navami — 3 October 1938
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 1938
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 1938
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 1938
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 22 October 1938
- Govardhan Puja — 24 October 1938
- Bhai Dooj — 25 October 1938
- Chhath Puja — 29 October 1938
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 7 November 1938
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 7 November 1938
- Hindu Festivals 1938 →