Dhanteras 2036
Dhanvantari and Lakshmi worship — the buying day that opens Diwali.
Today's Panchang
Kashi reference · computed live- Tithi
- Ashtami
- till 18:59
- Nakshatra
- Bharani
- till 20:18
- Yoga
- Ganda
- Karana
- Balava
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Moon sign
- Aries
- Sun sign
- Cancer
Muhurat & timings
Kashi/IST · astronomically computed- Sankalp (sunrise)05:57
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:29 – 19:53
- Fasting window (tithi)01:04 → 22:19
- Parana (tithi ends)22:19
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 2036
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2036
- Vasant Panchami — 2 February 2036
- Maha Shivaratri — 25 February 2036
- Holika Dahan — 11 March 2036
- Holi — 13 March 2036
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 28 March 2036
- Ram Navami — 5 April 2036
- Akshaya Tritiya — 28 April 2036
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 25 June 2036
- Guru Purnima — 8 July 2036
- Nag Panchami — 27 July 2036
- Raksha Bandhan — 7 August 2036
- Krishna Janmashtami — 14 August 2036
- Hartalika Teej — 24 August 2036
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 25 August 2036
- Anant Chaturdashi — 4 September 2036
- Pitru Paksha begins — 6 September 2036
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 2036
- Durga Ashtami — 27 September 2036
- Maha Navami — 28 September 2036
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 29 September 2036
- Karwa Chauth — 8 October 2036
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 18 October 2036
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 2036
- Govardhan Puja — 20 October 2036
- Bhai Dooj — 21 October 2036
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 2036
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 4 November 2036
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 4 November 2036
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