Dhanteras 2049
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)06:00
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:23 – 19:47
- Fasting window (tithi)2049-10-23 · 20:49 → 21:41
- Parana (tithi ends)21:41
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 2049
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2049
- Vasant Panchami — 7 February 2049
- Maha Shivaratri — 2 March 2049
- Holika Dahan — 18 March 2049
- Holi — 20 March 2049
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 3 April 2049
- Ram Navami — 11 April 2049
- Akshaya Tritiya — 4 May 2049
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 2 July 2049
- Guru Purnima — 15 July 2049
- Nag Panchami — 4 August 2049
- Raksha Bandhan — 13 August 2049
- Krishna Janmashtami — 20 August 2049
- Hartalika Teej — 31 August 2049
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 1 September 2049
- Anant Chaturdashi — 10 September 2049
- Pitru Paksha begins — 12 September 2049
- Sharad Navratri begins — 28 September 2049
- Durga Ashtami — 4 October 2049
- Maha Navami — 5 October 2049
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 6 October 2049
- Karwa Chauth — 14 October 2049
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 25 October 2049
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 26 October 2049
- Govardhan Puja — 27 October 2049
- Bhai Dooj — 28 October 2049
- Chhath Puja — 1 November 2049
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 9 November 2049
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 9 November 2049
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