Dhanteras 1950
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)14:43 → 1950-11-08 · 11:54
- Parana (tithi ends)11:541950-11-08
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 1950
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1950
- Vasant Panchami — 23 January 1950
- Maha Shivaratri — 15 February 1950
- Holika Dahan — 3 March 1950
- Holi — 5 March 1950
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 19 March 1950
- Ram Navami — 28 March 1950
- Akshaya Tritiya — 20 April 1950
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 17 July 1950
- Guru Purnima — 29 July 1950
- Nag Panchami — 18 August 1950
- Raksha Bandhan — 27 August 1950
- Krishna Janmashtami — 4 September 1950
- Hartalika Teej — 14 September 1950
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 15 September 1950
- Anant Chaturdashi — 25 September 1950
- Pitru Paksha begins — 27 September 1950
- Sharad Navratri begins — 12 October 1950
- Durga Ashtami — 18 October 1950
- Maha Navami — 19 October 1950
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 20 October 1950
- Karwa Chauth — 29 October 1950
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 9 November 1950
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 9 November 1950
- Govardhan Puja — 10 November 1950
- Bhai Dooj — 11 November 1950
- Chhath Puja — 15 November 1950
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 24 November 1950
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 24 November 1950
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