Dhanteras 1990
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:56
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:30 – 19:54
- Fasting window (tithi)1990-10-15 · 18:26 → 18:57
- Parana (tithi ends)18:57
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 1990
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 1990
- Vasant Panchami — 31 January 1990
- Maha Shivaratri — 23 February 1990
- Holika Dahan — 10 March 1990
- Holi — 12 March 1990
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 27 March 1990
- Ram Navami — 3 April 1990
- Akshaya Tritiya — 27 April 1990
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 24 June 1990
- Guru Purnima — 8 July 1990
- Nag Panchami — 26 July 1990
- Raksha Bandhan — 6 August 1990
- Krishna Janmashtami — 13 August 1990
- Hartalika Teej — 23 August 1990
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 24 August 1990
- Anant Chaturdashi — 4 September 1990
- Pitru Paksha begins — 5 September 1990
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 1990
- Durga Ashtami — 27 September 1990
- Maha Navami — 28 September 1990
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 29 September 1990
- Karwa Chauth — 7 October 1990
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 17 October 1990
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 1990
- Govardhan Puja — 19 October 1990
- Bhai Dooj — 20 October 1990
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 1990
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 2 November 1990
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 2 November 1990
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