Dhanteras 2080
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)06:10
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:13 – 19:37
- Fasting window (tithi)00:25 → 23:01
- Parana (tithi ends)23:01
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 2080
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2080
- Vasant Panchami — 27 January 2080
- Maha Shivaratri — 18 February 2080
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 2080
- Holi — 6 March 2080
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 22 March 2080
- Ram Navami — 29 March 2080
- Akshaya Tritiya — 22 April 2080
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 19 June 2080
- Guru Purnima — 2 July 2080
- Nag Panchami — 19 August 2080
- Raksha Bandhan — 30 August 2080
- Krishna Janmashtami — 6 September 2080
- Hartalika Teej — 16 September 2080
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 17 September 2080
- Anant Chaturdashi — 27 September 2080
- Pitru Paksha begins — 30 September 2080
- Sharad Navratri begins — 14 October 2080
- Durga Ashtami — 21 October 2080
- Maha Navami — 22 October 2080
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 23 October 2080
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 2080
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 10 November 2080
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 11 November 2080
- Govardhan Puja — 12 November 2080
- Bhai Dooj — 13 November 2080
- Chhath Puja — 17 November 2080
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 27 November 2080
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 27 November 2080
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