Dhanteras 2057
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)06:01
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:22 – 19:46
- Fasting window (tithi)13:57 → 2057-10-26 · 12:52
- Parana (tithi ends)12:522057-10-26
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 2057
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2057
- Vasant Panchami — 8 February 2057
- Maha Shivaratri — 3 March 2057
- Holika Dahan — 20 March 2057
- Holi — 21 March 2057
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 5 April 2057
- Ram Navami — 13 April 2057
- Akshaya Tritiya — 6 May 2057
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 4 July 2057
- Guru Purnima — 16 July 2057
- Nag Panchami — 5 August 2057
- Raksha Bandhan — 14 August 2057
- Krishna Janmashtami — 21 August 2057
- Hartalika Teej — 2 September 2057
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 2 September 2057
- Anant Chaturdashi — 12 September 2057
- Pitru Paksha begins — 14 September 2057
- Sharad Navratri begins — 29 September 2057
- Durga Ashtami — 5 October 2057
- Maha Navami — 6 October 2057
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 7 October 2057
- Karwa Chauth — 16 October 2057
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 27 October 2057
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 27 October 2057
- Govardhan Puja — 29 October 2057
- Bhai Dooj — 29 October 2057
- Chhath Puja — 2 November 2057
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 11 November 2057
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 11 November 2057
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