Dhanteras 2054
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 muhurat17:20 – 19:44
- Fasting window (tithi)09:33 → 2054-10-29 · 06:44
- Parana (tithi ends)06:442054-10-29
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 2054
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2054
- Vasant Panchami — 13 February 2054
- Maha Shivaratri — 7 March 2054
- Holika Dahan — 23 March 2054
- Holi — 24 March 2054
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 9 April 2054
- Ram Navami — 16 April 2054
- Akshaya Tritiya — 10 May 2054
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 7 July 2054
- Guru Purnima — 19 July 2054
- Nag Panchami — 8 August 2054
- Raksha Bandhan — 18 August 2054
- Krishna Janmashtami — 26 August 2054
- Hartalika Teej — 4 September 2054
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 5 September 2054
- Anant Chaturdashi — 15 September 2054
- Pitru Paksha begins — 18 September 2054
- Sharad Navratri begins — 2 October 2054
- Durga Ashtami — 9 October 2054
- Maha Navami — 10 October 2054
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 10 October 2054
- Karwa Chauth — 20 October 2054
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 29 October 2054
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 30 October 2054
- Govardhan Puja — 31 October 2054
- Bhai Dooj — 1 November 2054
- Chhath Puja — 5 November 2054
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 15 November 2054
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 15 November 2054
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