Dhanteras 2047
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)05:56
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:31 – 19:55
- Fasting window (tithi)18:46 → 2047-10-17 · 15:59
- Parana (tithi ends)15:592047-10-17
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 2047
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2047
- Vasant Panchami — 31 January 2047
- Maha Shivaratri — 22 February 2047
- Holika Dahan — 11 March 2047
- Holi — 12 March 2047
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 27 March 2047
- Ram Navami — 4 April 2047
- Akshaya Tritiya — 28 April 2047
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 25 June 2047
- Guru Purnima — 7 July 2047
- Nag Panchami — 27 July 2047
- Raksha Bandhan — 5 August 2047
- Krishna Janmashtami — 13 August 2047
- Hartalika Teej — 24 August 2047
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 24 August 2047
- Anant Chaturdashi — 3 September 2047
- Pitru Paksha begins — 5 September 2047
- Sharad Navratri begins — 20 September 2047
- Durga Ashtami — 26 September 2047
- Maha Navami — 27 September 2047
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 28 September 2047
- Karwa Chauth — 7 October 2047
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 18 October 2047
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 18 October 2047
- Govardhan Puja — 19 October 2047
- Bhai Dooj — 20 October 2047
- Chhath Puja — 24 October 2047
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 2 November 2047
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 2 November 2047
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