Dhanteras 2091
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
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 2091
- Makar Sankranti — 15 January 2091
- Vasant Panchami — 24 January 2091
- Maha Shivaratri — 16 February 2091
- Holika Dahan — 5 March 2091
- Holi — 6 March 2091
- Chaitra Navratri begins — 21 March 2091
- Ram Navami — 29 March 2091
- Akshaya Tritiya — 21 April 2091
- Jagannath Rath Yatra — 18 July 2091
- Guru Purnima — 30 July 2091
- Nag Panchami — 19 August 2091
- Raksha Bandhan — 28 August 2091
- Krishna Janmashtami — 5 September 2091
- Hartalika Teej — 15 September 2091
- Ganesh Chaturthi — 16 September 2091
- Anant Chaturdashi — 26 September 2091
- Pitru Paksha begins — 28 September 2091
- Sharad Navratri begins — 13 October 2091
- Durga Ashtami — 19 October 2091
- Maha Navami — 20 October 2091
- Dussehra / Vijayadashami — 21 October 2091
- Karwa Chauth — 31 October 2091
- Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali) — 10 November 2091
- Diwali (Lakshmi Puja) — 10 November 2091
- Govardhan Puja — 11 November 2091
- Bhai Dooj — 12 November 2091
- Chhath Puja — 16 November 2091
- Kartik Purnima (Dev Deepawali) — 26 November 2091
- Guru Nanak Jayanti — 26 November 2091
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