Dhanteras in 2026
Dhanteras falls on 6 November 2026, a Friday in 2026. In 2027 it falls on 27 October, 10 days earlier than this year.
Puja muhurat (pradosh (dusk))
On 6 November 2026, the pradosh (dusk) puja window runs 5:32 PM to 6:44 PM (New Delhi). The window is cut from your city's own sunrise, so it shifts by some minutes elsewhere.
Muhurat in your city
The pradosh (dusk) window is cut from the local sunrise, so it shifts by over an hour across India. Your city's time is below.
| City | Puja muhurat |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 5:32 PM - 6:44 PM |
| Mumbai | 6:02 PM - 7:14 PM |
| Bengaluru | 5:51 PM - 7:03 PM |
| Hyderabad | 5:42 PM - 6:54 PM |
| Chennai | 5:40 PM - 6:52 PM |
| Kolkata | 4:56 PM - 6:08 PM |
| Pune | 5:59 PM - 7:11 PM |
| Ahmedabad | 5:58 PM - 7:10 PM |
| Jaipur | 5:40 PM - 6:52 PM |
| Surat | 6:00 PM - 7:12 PM |
| Lucknow | 5:20 PM - 6:32 PM |
| Kanpur | 5:23 PM - 6:35 PM |
| Nagpur | 5:35 PM - 6:47 PM |
| Indore | 5:46 PM - 6:58 PM |
| Bhopal | 5:39 PM - 6:51 PM |
| Visakhapatnam | 5:23 PM - 6:35 PM |
| Patna | 5:05 PM - 6:17 PM |
| Vadodara | 5:57 PM - 7:09 PM |
| Ghaziabad | 5:31 PM - 6:43 PM |
| Ludhiana | 5:34 PM - 6:46 PM |
When to buy
There is no separate "kharidi muhurat" for Dhanteras - the auspicious time to buy metal, whether gold, silver or utensils, is the same pradosh (dusk) window the puja is kept in: 5:32 PM to 6:44 PM in New Delhi. Tradition treats the whole day as fit for the purchase and that window as the best of it. For a finer split, the day's choghadiya gives the shubh, labh and amrit windows.
What Dhanteras is
The first day of the Diwali sequence - health, wealth and auspicious purchases, with the puja kept at pradosh.
How this date was worked out
The rule: Trayodashi tithi of the Krishna paksha in purnimanta Kartika, prevailing at pradosh (dusk). The date is derived from the panchang - the same computation that drives this site's daily pages. Note that the day is fixed by the tithi running during the observance window, not the one at sunrise; that is why several festivals land on a day whose sunrise tithi is something else entirely.
Regional variation
These dates are computed for New Delhi and follow the north-Indian (purnimanta) convention. Tamil, Bengali and Kerala traditions differ on several festivals, and a tithi boundary falling near a window edge can shift the day for a distant city. Check a local panchang before committing to a fast or an event.
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Frequently asked
- What date is Dhanteras in 2026?
- 6 November 2026, a Friday.
- Why does the date change every year?
- Hindu festivals are fixed by the lunar month and tithi, which don't line up with the Gregorian calendar. The date therefore drifts each year, and shifts further in a year carrying an intercalary (adhika) month. In 2027 it falls on 27 October, 10 days earlier than this year.
- How was this date computed?
- Trayodashi tithi of the Krishna paksha in purnimanta Kartika, prevailing at pradosh (dusk). Computed from the sidereal (Lahiri) panchang for New Delhi.
- What time is the Dhanteras puja in 2026?
- In the pradosh (dusk) window - 5:32 PM to 6:44 PM on 6 November 2026, for New Delhi. It shifts a few minutes with your city's sunrise.
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