Dhanteras 2082
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 muhurat17:28 – 19:52
- Fasting window (tithi)11:00 → 2082-10-20 · 07:48
- Parana (tithi ends)07:482082-10-20
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 2082
- Makar Sankranti — 14 January 2082
- Vasant Panchami — 3 February 2082
- Maha Shivaratri — 25 February 2082
- Holika Dahan — 14 March 2082
- Holi — 15 March 2082
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 30 March 2082
- Ram Navami — 7 April 2082
- Akshaya Tritiya — 30 April 2082
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 28 June 2082
- Guru Purnima — 10 July 2082
- Nag Panchami — 30 July 2082
- Raksha Bandhan — 8 August 2082
- Krishna Janmashtami — 16 August 2082
- Hartalika Teej — 26 August 2082
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 27 August 2082
- Anant Chaturdashi — 6 September 2082
- Pitru Paksha begins — 8 September 2082
- Sharad Navratri begins — 23 September 2082
- Durga Ashtami — 29 September 2082
- Maha Navami — 30 September 2082
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 1 October 2082
- Karwa Chauth — 10 October 2082
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 20 October 2082
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 21 October 2082
- Govardhan Puja — 22 October 2082
- Bhai Dooj — 23 October 2082
- Chhath Puja — 27 October 2082
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 5 November 2082
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 5 November 2082
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