Dhanteras 2038
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
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 2038
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2038
- Vasant Panchami — 9 February 2038
- Maha Shivaratri — 4 March 2038
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 2038
- Holi — 21 March 2038
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 5 April 2038
- Ram Navami — 13 April 2038
- Akshaya Tritiya — 7 May 2038
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 4 July 2038
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 2038
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 2038
- Raksha Bandhan — 14 August 2038
- Krishna Janmashtami — 22 August 2038
- Hartalika Teej — 2 September 2038
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 2 September 2038
- Anant Chaturdashi — 12 September 2038
- Pitru Paksha begins — 14 September 2038
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 2038
- Durga Ashtami — 5 October 2038
- Maha Navami — 6 October 2038
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 2038
- Karwa Chauth — 16 October 2038
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 27 October 2038
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 27 October 2038
- Govardhan Puja — 28 October 2038
- Bhai Dooj — 29 October 2038
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 2038
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 11 November 2038
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 11 November 2038
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