Dhanteras 2026

Dhanteras falls on Friday, 6 November 2026 (New Delhi).

Dhanteras, on Krishna Trayodashi before Diwali, honours Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods, and Lakshmi and Kubera. Buying metal utensils, gold or silver is traditional, and a lamp for Yama is lit at dusk.

Dates

How the date is set

It is kept in the lunar month of Ashwin, Krishna paksha Trayodashi, on the day of the tithi prevailing in the evening twilight (pradosh kaal).

Lunar months here are amanta (new moon to new moon); in the purnimanta reckoning used in much of North India, the Krishna paksha belongs to the next month. Communities follow their own rules for some festivals, so a local almanac may keep a few on a neighbouring day.

Dates are computed with this site's panchang (Lahiri ayanamsa) for New Delhi. Times of sunrise and the tithi differ by place, so a date can shift by a day for cities far from Delhi; the calendar pages recalculate for your city. All festivals →