Dhanteras 2090
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)05:58
- Pradosh puja muhurat17:27 – 19:51
- Fasting window (tithi)17:59 → 2090-10-21 · 14:38
- Parana (tithi ends)14:382090-10-21
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 2090
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2090
- Vasant Panchami — 5 February 2090
- Maha Shivaratri — 27 February 2090
- Holika Dahan — 15 March 2090
- Holi — 16 March 2090
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 1 April 2090
- Ram Navami — 8 April 2090
- Akshaya Tritiya — 2 May 2090
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 29 June 2090
- Guru Purnima — 11 July 2090
- Nag Panchami — 31 July 2090
- Raksha Bandhan — 10 August 2090
- Krishna Janmashtami — 18 August 2090
- Hartalika Teej — 27 August 2090
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 28 August 2090
- Anant Chaturdashi — 7 September 2090
- Pitru Paksha begins — 9 September 2090
- Sharad Navratri begins — 24 September 2090
- Durga Ashtami — 30 September 2090
- Maha Navami — 2 October 2090
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 2 October 2090
- Karwa Chauth — 12 October 2090
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 22 October 2090
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 22 October 2090
- Govardhan Puja — 23 October 2090
- Bhai Dooj — 24 October 2090
- Chhath Puja — 28 October 2090
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 7 November 2090
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 7 November 2090
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