Dhanteras 2050
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)06:11
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:12 – 19:36
- Fasting window (tithi)14:17 → 2050-11-12 · 16:22
- Parana (tithi ends)16:222050-11-12
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 2050
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2050
- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 2050
- Maha Shivaratri — 20 February 2050
- Holika Dahan — 8 March 2050
- Holi — 9 March 2050
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 23 March 2050
- Ram Navami — 31 March 2050
- Akshaya Tritiya — 23 April 2050
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 21 June 2050
- Guru Purnima — 4 July 2050
- Nag Panchami — 24 July 2050
- Raksha Bandhan — 3 August 2050
- Krishna Janmashtami — 7 September 2050
- Hartalika Teej — 19 September 2050
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 20 September 2050
- Anant Chaturdashi — 29 September 2050
- Pitru Paksha begins — 1 October 2050
- Sharad Navratri begins — 16 October 2050
- Durga Ashtami — 23 October 2050
- Maha Navami — 24 October 2050
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 25 October 2050
- Karwa Chauth — 2 November 2050
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 13 November 2050
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 14 November 2050
- Govardhan Puja — 15 November 2050
- Bhai Dooj — 16 November 2050
- Chhath Puja — 20 November 2050
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 28 November 2050
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 28 November 2050
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