Dhanteras 2055
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)05:57
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:29 – 19:53
- Fasting window (tithi)03:26 → 23:57
- Parana (tithi ends)23:57
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 2055
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2055
- Vasant Panchami — 2 February 2055
- Maha Shivaratri — 24 February 2055
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 2055
- Holi — 14 March 2055
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 29 March 2055
- Ram Navami — 6 April 2055
- Akshaya Tritiya — 29 April 2055
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 26 June 2055
- Guru Purnima — 8 July 2055
- Nag Panchami — 28 July 2055
- Raksha Bandhan — 7 August 2055
- Krishna Janmashtami — 15 August 2055
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 2055
- Anant Chaturdashi — 4 September 2055
- Pitru Paksha begins — 7 September 2055
- Sharad Navratri begins — 21 September 2055
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 2055
- Maha Navami — 29 September 2055
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 29 September 2055
- Karwa Chauth — 9 October 2055
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 2055
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 2055
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 2055
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 2055
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 4 November 2055
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 4 November 2055
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