Festival calendar · 2026 Dhanteras 2026: Date and Puja Muhurat
Dhanteras 2026 is on Friday, 6 November in New Delhi. Dhanteras puja: 6:02 PM – 7:58 PM (New Delhi). The date is the same in all the cities below.
Dhanteras 2026 in your city
Dates and times are local to each city, worked out for its sunrise, sunset and time zone.
| City | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| New Delhi | Fri, 6 Nov | 6:02 PM – 7:58 PM |
| Mumbai | Fri, 6 Nov | 6:35 PM – 8:34 PM |
| Kolkata | Fri, 6 Nov | 5:28 PM – 7:26 PM |
| Chennai | Fri, 6 Nov | 6:15 PM – 8:09 PM |
| Bengaluru | Fri, 6 Nov | 6:26 PM – 8:20 PM |
| Hyderabad | Fri, 6 Nov | 6:16 PM – 8:13 PM |
| Ahmedabad | Fri, 6 Nov | 6:30 PM – 8:28 PM |
| Pune | Fri, 6 Nov | 6:32 PM – 8:31 PM |
| Jaipur | Fri, 6 Nov | 6:11 PM – 8:07 PM |
| Lucknow | Fri, 6 Nov | 5:51 PM – 7:47 PM |
| Patna | Fri, 6 Nov | 5:36 PM – 7:33 PM |
| Varanasi | Fri, 6 Nov | 5:45 PM – 7:42 PM |
| City | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| London | Fri, 6 Nov | 4:42 PM – 6:20 PM |
| New York | Fri, 6 Nov | 5:10 PM – 6:58 PM |
| Toronto | Fri, 6 Nov | 5:24 PM – 7:10 PM |
| Dubai | Fri, 6 Nov | 6:06 PM – 8:03 PM |
| Singapore | Fri, 6 Nov | 7:27 PM – 9:13 PM |
| Sydney | Fri, 6 Nov | 8:13 PM – 9:31 PM |
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What is Dhanteras?
Dhanteras opens the five days of Diwali. It honours Dhanvantari and Lakshmi, and is a popular day to buy gold, silver or new utensils; a lamp for Yama is lit at the doorway in the evening.
How the date is decided
It is the Krishna Trayodashi of Kartika (Ashwin in the amanta calendar) at pradosh. The puja time is the part of pradosh in Trayodashi while Vrishabha, a fixed sign, is rising.
Questions about Dhanteras 2026
When is Dhanteras in 2026?
Dhanteras 2026 is on Friday, 6 November in New Delhi. Dhanteras puja: 6:02 PM – 7:58 PM (New Delhi). The date is the same in all the cities below.
What is the dhanteras puja time on Dhanteras 2026?
New Delhi: 6:02 PM – 7:58 PM; Mumbai: 6:35 PM – 8:34 PM; London: 4:42 PM – 6:20 PM; New York: 5:10 PM – 6:58 PM. Times are local; the table on this page lists 18 cities.
Is Dhanteras 2026 on a different date in the USA, UK or Australia?
No. In London, New York, Toronto, Dubai, Singapore and Sydney it is also on Friday, 6 November, though the times differ.
Festival days begin at sunrise, as in a traditional Panchang. Check with your family priest for rites that follow a particular tradition.