Dhanteras 1985
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)06:11
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:12 – 19:36
- Fasting window (tithi)06:25 → 1985-11-11 · 03:10
- Parana (tithi ends)03:101985-11-11
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 1985
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1985
- Vasant Panchami — 26 January 1985
- Maha Shivaratri — 17 February 1985
- Holika Dahan — 6 March 1985
- Holi — 7 March 1985
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 1985
- Ram Navami — 30 March 1985
- Akshaya Tritiya — 23 April 1985
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 20 June 1985
- Guru Purnima — 2 July 1985
- Nag Panchami — 20 August 1985
- Raksha Bandhan — 30 August 1985
- Krishna Janmashtami — 7 September 1985
- Hartalika Teej — 17 September 1985
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 18 September 1985
- Anant Chaturdashi — 27 September 1985
- Pitru Paksha begins — 29 September 1985
- Sharad Navratri begins — 15 October 1985
- Durga Ashtami — 21 October 1985
- Maha Navami — 22 October 1985
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 22 October 1985
- Karwa Chauth — 1 November 1985
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 11 November 1985
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 12 November 1985
- Govardhan Puja — 13 November 1985
- Bhai Dooj — 14 November 1985
- Chhath Puja — 17 November 1985
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 27 November 1985
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 27 November 1985
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