Dhanteras 2028
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Today's Panchang
Kashi reference · computed live- Tithi
- Saptami
- till 20:47
- Nakshatra
- Ashwini
- till 21:21
- Yoga
- Shula
- Karana
- Vishti
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Moon sign
- Aries
- Sun sign
- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:56
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:31 – 19:55
- Fasting window (tithi)19:15 → 2028-10-16 · 15:44
- Parana (tithi ends)15:442028-10-16
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 2028
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2028
- Vasant Panchami — 1 February 2028
- Maha Shivaratri — 23 February 2028
- Holika Dahan — 10 March 2028
- Holi — 11 March 2028
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 27 March 2028
- Ram Navami — 3 April 2028
- Akshaya Tritiya — 27 April 2028
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 24 June 2028
- Guru Purnima — 6 July 2028
- Nag Panchami — 26 July 2028
- Raksha Bandhan — 5 August 2028
- Krishna Janmashtami — 13 August 2028
- Hartalika Teej — 22 August 2028
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 23 August 2028
- Anant Chaturdashi — 2 September 2028
- Pitru Paksha begins — 4 September 2028
- Sharad Navratri begins — 19 September 2028
- Durga Ashtami — 26 September 2028
- Maha Navami — 27 September 2028
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 27 September 2028
- Karwa Chauth — 7 October 2028
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 17 October 2028
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 17 October 2028
- Govardhan Puja — 18 October 2028
- Bhai Dooj — 19 October 2028
- Chhath Puja — 23 October 2028
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 2 November 2028
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 2 November 2028
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