Festival calendar
Dhanteras 2026 - date and puja muhurat
Dhanteras 2026 (Dhantrayodashi) falls on Friday, 6 November 2026.
Dhanteras opens the five days of Diwali. It is observed on Trayodashi (the thirteenth tithi) of Krishna Paksha in the lunar month of Kartika, on the day the tithi prevails during Pradosh Kaal - the period just after sunset. Lakshmi and Kubera are worshipped in the evening, and this is the customary day for buying gold, silver and new utensils.
Why this date
Trayodashi covers Pradosh Kaal in Delhi on 6 November, supporting this date under the evening observance rule. The table gives the full Pradosh interval for each city. Traditions that also require a fixed (sthira) lagna need that condition checked separately; the table does not locate it within the interval.
Yama Deepam - the lamp for Yama placed outside the home - is lit the same evening during Pradosh.
Today's Panchang for the day
For the full Panchang of 6 November 2026 in your city:
- India: Delhi | Mumbai | Bengaluru | Chennai | Kolkata | Hyderabad
- Outside India: London | New York | Singapore | Dubai
- Or pick any city from the home page.
For the full five-day sequence, see Diwali 2026.
Kartika Krishna Trayodashi by city
The tithi begins and ends at a single moment worldwide. What differs is the local clock, so it can fall on a different date in your city.
| City | Begins | Ends |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 10:31 on Fri, 06 Nov | 10:48 on Sat, 07 Nov |
| Mumbai | 10:31 on Fri, 06 Nov | 10:48 on Sat, 07 Nov |
| Bengaluru | 10:31 on Fri, 06 Nov | 10:48 on Sat, 07 Nov |
| Chennai | 10:31 on Fri, 06 Nov | 10:48 on Sat, 07 Nov |
| Kolkata | 10:31 on Fri, 06 Nov | 10:48 on Sat, 07 Nov |
| Hyderabad | 10:31 on Fri, 06 Nov | 10:48 on Sat, 07 Nov |
| London | 05:01 on Fri, 06 Nov | 05:18 on Sat, 07 Nov |
| New York | 00:01 on Fri, 06 Nov | 00:18 on Sat, 07 Nov |
| Singapore | 13:01 on Fri, 06 Nov | 13:18 on Sat, 07 Nov |
| Dubai | 09:01 on Fri, 06 Nov | 09:18 on Sat, 07 Nov |
Dhanteras puja: reference times by city
Computed for Friday, 06 November 2026 from each city’s own sunrise and sunset. Times are local to that city.
These are complete time windows and local rise/set times. A festival's rules can require only part of a window, or a different local date. Compare the tithi span and the observance rule before selecting a puja time.
| City | Pradosh Kaal | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi | 17:32 – 20:09 | 17:32 |
| Mumbai | 18:02 – 20:34 | 18:02 |
| Bengaluru | 17:51 – 20:20 | 17:51 |
| Chennai | 17:40 – 20:09 | 17:40 |
| Kolkata | 16:56 – 19:30 | 16:56 |
| Hyderabad | 17:42 – 20:13 | 17:42 |
| London | 16:24 – 19:20 | 16:24 |
| New York | 16:46 – 19:31 | 16:46 |
| Singapore | 18:50 – 21:13 | 18:50 |
| Dubai | 17:35 – 20:10 | 17:35 |
A dash means the window does not occur in that city on this date. Abhijit is absent on Wednesdays, and a moonrise can fall outside the civil day.