Dhanteras 2046
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)06:02
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:21 – 19:45
- Fasting window (tithi)03:41 → 2046-10-28 · 00:09
- Parana (tithi ends)00:092046-10-28
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 2046
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2046
- Vasant Panchami — 11 February 2046
- Maha Shivaratri — 5 March 2046
- Holika Dahan — 21 March 2046
- Holi — 23 March 2046
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 7 April 2046
- Ram Navami — 15 April 2046
- Akshaya Tritiya — 8 May 2046
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 5 July 2046
- Guru Purnima — 18 July 2046
- Nag Panchami — 6 August 2046
- Raksha Bandhan — 16 August 2046
- Krishna Janmashtami — 24 August 2046
- Hartalika Teej — 3 September 2046
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 3 September 2046
- Anant Chaturdashi — 14 September 2046
- Pitru Paksha begins — 16 September 2046
- Sharad Navratri begins — 30 September 2046
- Durga Ashtami — 7 October 2046
- Maha Navami — 8 October 2046
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 9 October 2046
- Karwa Chauth — 18 October 2046
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 28 October 2046
- Govardhan Puja — 30 October 2046
- Bhai Dooj — 31 October 2046
- Chhath Puja — 3 November 2046
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 13 November 2046
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 13 November 2046
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