Dhanteras 2060
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)05:59
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:26 – 19:50
- Fasting window (tithi)07:38 → 2060-10-22 · 09:50
- Parana (tithi ends)09:502060-10-22
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 2060
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2060
- Vasant Panchami — 6 February 2060
- Maha Shivaratri — 1 March 2060
- Holika Dahan — 16 March 2060
- Holi — 18 March 2060
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 2060
- Ram Navami — 9 April 2060
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 2060
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 30 June 2060
- Guru Purnima — 13 July 2060
- Nag Panchami — 1 August 2060
- Raksha Bandhan — 12 August 2060
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 2060
- Hartalika Teej — 29 August 2060
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 30 August 2060
- Anant Chaturdashi — 9 September 2060
- Pitru Paksha begins — 11 September 2060
- Sharad Navratri begins — 25 September 2060
- Durga Ashtami — 3 October 2060
- Maha Navami — 4 October 2060
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 5 October 2060
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 2060
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 23 October 2060
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 23 October 2060
- Govardhan Puja — 25 October 2060
- Bhai Dooj — 26 October 2060
- Chhath Puja — 30 October 2060
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 8 November 2060
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 8 November 2060
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