Dhanteras 1944
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:56
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:31 – 19:55
- Fasting window (tithi)03:58 → 1944-10-15 · 06:32
- Parana (tithi ends)06:321944-10-15
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 1944
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1944
- Vasant Panchami — 29 January 1944
- Maha Shivaratri — 22 February 1944
- Holika Dahan — 9 March 1944
- Holi — 10 March 1944
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 25 March 1944
- Ram Navami — 1 April 1944
- Akshaya Tritiya — 25 April 1944
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 22 June 1944
- Guru Purnima — 6 July 1944
- Nag Panchami — 25 July 1944
- Raksha Bandhan — 4 August 1944
- Krishna Janmashtami — 10 August 1944
- Hartalika Teej — 22 August 1944
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 22 August 1944
- Anant Chaturdashi — 1 September 1944
- Pitru Paksha begins — 3 September 1944
- Sharad Navratri begins — 18 September 1944
- Durga Ashtami — 25 September 1944
- Maha Navami — 26 September 1944
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 27 September 1944
- Karwa Chauth — 5 October 1944
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 16 October 1944
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 16 October 1944
- Govardhan Puja — 18 October 1944
- Bhai Dooj — 19 October 1944
- Chhath Puja — 23 October 1944
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 31 October 1944
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 31 October 1944
- Hindu Festivals 1944 →