Dhanteras 2074
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)00:44 → 22:39
- Parana (tithi ends)22:39
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 2074
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2074
- Vasant Panchami — 1 February 2074
- Maha Shivaratri — 24 February 2074
- Holika Dahan — 12 March 2074
- Holi — 14 March 2074
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 28 March 2074
- Ram Navami — 6 April 2074
- Akshaya Tritiya — 29 April 2074
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 26 June 2074
- Guru Purnima — 8 July 2074
- Nag Panchami — 29 July 2074
- Raksha Bandhan — 7 August 2074
- Krishna Janmashtami — 14 August 2074
- Hartalika Teej — 25 August 2074
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 26 August 2074
- Anant Chaturdashi — 4 September 2074
- Pitru Paksha begins — 6 September 2074
- Sharad Navratri begins — 21 September 2074
- Durga Ashtami — 28 September 2074
- Maha Navami — 29 September 2074
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 29 September 2074
- Karwa Chauth — 8 October 2074
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 19 October 2074
- Govardhan Puja — 21 October 2074
- Bhai Dooj — 22 October 2074
- Chhath Puja — 25 October 2074
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 3 November 2074
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 3 November 2074
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