Dhanteras 2052
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)05:58
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:27 – 19:51
- Fasting window (tithi)17:14 → 2052-10-20 · 17:57
- Parana (tithi ends)17:572052-10-20
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 2052
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2052
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 2052
- Maha Shivaratri — 28 February 2052
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 2052
- Holi — 16 March 2052
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 31 March 2052
- Ram Navami — 7 April 2052
- Akshaya Tritiya — 1 May 2052
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 2052
- Guru Purnima — 11 July 2052
- Nag Panchami — 30 July 2052
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 2052
- Krishna Janmashtami — 17 August 2052
- Hartalika Teej — 27 August 2052
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 2052
- Anant Chaturdashi — 8 September 2052
- Pitru Paksha begins — 9 September 2052
- Sharad Navratri begins — 23 September 2052
- Durga Ashtami — 1 October 2052
- Maha Navami — 2 October 2052
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 3 October 2052
- Karwa Chauth — 11 October 2052
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 21 October 2052
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 22 October 2052
- Govardhan Puja — 23 October 2052
- Bhai Dooj — 24 October 2052
- Chhath Puja — 29 October 2052
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 6 November 2052
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 6 November 2052
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