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The Dhanteras 2026 date, why it falls on that day, and where it differs by region. Includes the countdown and a one-tap add-to-calendar.
Dhanteras 2026: 6 November 20261 dayधनतेरस
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Dhanteras follows Trayodashi (13th tithi) of Krishna Paksha in Kartik. It runs for about 1 day in the regions where it is observed.
A common question is why the date moves. The Hindu calendar is lunisolar: it tracks the moon for months and the sun for years, which means the civil date of a lunar festival drifts by up to about a fortnight from one year to the next. Islamic festivals follow the purely lunar Hijri calendar and move roughly eleven days earlier every year, subject to moon sighting. A handful of festivals — Makar Sankranti, Vaisakhi, Pongal and the other solar ones — stay on nearly the same date. The entry below tells you which of these applies here.
The strongest Dhanteras culture. Yamadeepdaan in the evening, Dhanvantari puja in the morning, and heavy utensil and jewellery buying. In Rajasthan, markets stay open until midnight.
Dhanteras is treated primarily as the opening of the shopping season, leading into Chopda Puja on Diwali. Maharashtra also marks it as Dhanvantari Jayanti, with Ayurvedic shops doing brisk business.
Dhanteras is observed by North Indian communities and business families but is not a broadly public holiday. Where celebrated, the emphasis is on the auspicious metal purchase.
The day is observed as the start of the Diwali week; Yamadeep and metal buying are followed in business and trading communities particularly.
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