Dhanteras 2026
Dhanteras in 2026: the day and the pradoṣa time to set the lamp for Yama, for your city, on the dark Trayodaśī two days before Diwali.
Dhanteras in Delhi
Friday, 6 November
Dhanteras is in 19 days. In Delhi the Trayodaśī is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
The time is pradoṣa, for the lamp; no text read gives a lagna muhurat. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu pp. 20, 76
Dhanteras in Mumbai
Friday, 6 November
Dhanteras is in 19 days. In Mumbai the Trayodaśī is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
The time is pradoṣa, for the lamp; no text read gives a lagna muhurat. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu pp. 20, 76
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna TrayodashiDhanteras in Kolkata
Friday, 6 November
Dhanteras is in 19 days. In Kolkata the Trayodaśī is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
The time is pradoṣa, for the lamp; no text read gives a lagna muhurat. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu pp. 20, 76
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna TrayodashiDhanteras in Chennai
Friday, 6 November
Dhanteras is in 19 days. In Chennai the Trayodaśī is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
The time is pradoṣa, for the lamp; no text read gives a lagna muhurat. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu pp. 20, 76
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna TrayodashiDhanteras in Bengaluru
Friday, 6 November
Dhanteras is in 19 days. In Bengaluru the Trayodaśī is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
The time is pradoṣa, for the lamp; no text read gives a lagna muhurat. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu pp. 20, 76
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna TrayodashiDhanteras in Hyderabad
Friday, 6 November
Dhanteras is in 19 days. In Hyderabad the Trayodaśī is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
The time is pradoṣa, for the lamp; no text read gives a lagna muhurat. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu pp. 20, 76
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna TrayodashiDhanteras in Ahmedabad
Friday, 6 November
Dhanteras is in 19 days. In Ahmedabad the Trayodaśī is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
The time is pradoṣa, for the lamp; no text read gives a lagna muhurat. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu pp. 20, 76
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna TrayodashiDhanteras in Pune
Friday, 6 November
Dhanteras is in 19 days. In Pune the Trayodaśī is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
The time is pradoṣa, for the lamp; no text read gives a lagna muhurat. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu pp. 20, 76
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna TrayodashiDhanteras in Jaipur
Friday, 6 November
Dhanteras is in 19 days. In Jaipur the Trayodaśī is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
The time is pradoṣa, for the lamp; no text read gives a lagna muhurat. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu pp. 20, 76
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna TrayodashiDhanteras in Lucknow
Friday, 6 November
Dhanteras is in 19 days. In Lucknow the Trayodaśī is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
The time is pradoṣa, for the lamp; no text read gives a lagna muhurat. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu pp. 20, 76
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna TrayodashiDhanteras in London
Friday, 6 November
Dhanteras is in 20 days. In London the Trayodaśī is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
The time is pradoṣa, for the lamp; no text read gives a lagna muhurat. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu pp. 20, 76
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna TrayodashiDhanteras in New York City
Friday, 6 November
Dhanteras is in 20 days. In New York City the Trayodaśī is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
The time is pradoṣa, for the lamp; no text read gives a lagna muhurat. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu pp. 20, 76
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna TrayodashiDhanteras in Toronto
Friday, 6 November
Dhanteras is in 20 days. In Toronto the Trayodaśī is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
The time is pradoṣa, for the lamp; no text read gives a lagna muhurat. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu pp. 20, 76
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna TrayodashiDhanteras in Sydney
Friday, 6 November
Dhanteras is in 19 days. In Sydney the Trayodaśī is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
The time is pradoṣa, for the lamp; no text read gives a lagna muhurat. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu pp. 20, 76
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna TrayodashiDhanteras in Dubai
Friday, 6 November
Dhanteras is in 19 days. In Dubai the Trayodaśī is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
The time is pradoṣa, for the lamp; no text read gives a lagna muhurat. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu pp. 20, 76
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna TrayodashiDhanteras in Singapore
Friday, 6 November
Dhanteras is in 19 days. In Singapore the Trayodaśī is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
The time is pradoṣa, for the lamp; no text read gives a lagna muhurat. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu pp. 20, 76
How the day is chosen
Dhanteras is the dark-fortnight Trayodaśī that is current at pradoṣa, the three muhūrtas after sunset, when the lamp is set out. If it is current at pradoṣa on both days, or on neither, the later day is taken: the Dharmasindhu gives a dark Trayodaśī the later day. Joining the two texts this way is our reading. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu pp. 20, 76
In Delhi the Trayodaśī runs from Fri 10:31 to Sat 10:48, so it is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:31 to 20:08, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
In Mumbai the Trayodaśī runs from Fri 10:31 to Sat 10:48, so it is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 18:01 to 20:34, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
In Kolkata the Trayodaśī runs from Fri 10:31 to Sat 10:48, so it is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 16:55 to 19:29, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
In Chennai the Trayodaśī runs from Fri 10:31 to Sat 10:48, so it is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:39 to 20:08, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
In Bengaluru the Trayodaśī runs from Fri 10:31 to Sat 10:48, so it is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:50 to 20:19, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
In Hyderabad the Trayodaśī runs from Fri 10:31 to Sat 10:48, so it is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:41 to 20:13, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
In Ahmedabad the Trayodaśī runs from Fri 10:31 to Sat 10:48, so it is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:57 to 20:32, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
In Pune the Trayodaśī runs from Fri 10:31 to Sat 10:48, so it is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:58 to 20:30, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
In Jaipur the Trayodaśī runs from Fri 10:31 to Sat 10:48, so it is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:39 to 20:16, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
In Lucknow the Trayodaśī runs from Fri 10:31 to Sat 10:48, so it is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:19 to 19:55, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
In London the Trayodaśī runs from Fri 05:01 to Sat 05:18, so it is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 16:23 to 19:19, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
In New York City the Trayodaśī runs from Fri 00:01 to Sat 00:18, so it is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 16:45 to 19:31, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
In Toronto the Trayodaśī runs from Fri 00:01 to Sat 00:18, so it is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:00 to 19:48, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
In Sydney the Trayodaśī runs from Fri 16:01 to Sat 16:18, so it is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 19:26 to 21:31, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
In Dubai the Trayodaśī runs from Fri 09:01 to Sat 09:18, so it is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 17:34 to 20:09, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
In Singapore the Trayodaśī runs from Fri 13:01 to Sat 13:18, so it is current at Friday’s pradoṣa, 18:49 to 21:12, when the lamp for Yama is set outside.
The texts prescribe one rite for the day: a lamp for Yama, set outside the house at nightfall, so that untimely death is averted. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu p. 76
Lamps are waved in the early night on five evenings, from the dark Dvādaśī to the Pratipadā, for the gods, brāhmaṇas, cows, horses, elders and the women of the house; the Trayodaśī is the second. A three-night cow vow also begins on this Trayodaśī. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu p. 76
Popular practice: the names Dhanteras and Dhana-trayodaśī, buying gold, silver, metal or utensils, the worship of Dhanvantari, Lakṣmī or Kubera, and the five days from Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj. The texts read do not give them.
Dhanteras 2026 around the world
Each city’s own time- DelhiPradoṣa 17:31 – 20:08
- MumbaiPradoṣa 18:01 – 20:34
- KolkataPradoṣa 16:55 – 19:29
- ChennaiPradoṣa 17:39 – 20:08
- BengaluruPradoṣa 17:50 – 20:19
- HyderabadPradoṣa 17:41 – 20:13
- AhmedabadPradoṣa 17:57 – 20:32
- PunePradoṣa 17:58 – 20:30
- JaipurPradoṣa 17:39 – 20:16
- LucknowPradoṣa 17:19 – 19:55
- LondonPradoṣa 16:23 – 19:19
- New York CityPradoṣa 16:45 – 19:31
- TorontoPradoṣa 17:00 – 19:48
- SydneyPradoṣa 19:26 – 21:31
- DubaiPradoṣa 17:34 – 20:09
- SingaporePradoṣa 18:49 – 21:12
In popular practice, Dhanteras opens the five days of Diwali. Diwali 2026: the five days. Other years: Dhanteras 2027, Dhanteras 2028. All Dhanteras dates.
Questions
From the Nirṇaya-sindhu, p. 294, and the Dharmasindhu, pp. 20 and 76.
When is Dhanteras 2026?
In Delhi, on Friday, 6 November 2026, with the lamp for Yama at pradoṣa, 17:31 to 20:08. Every city on this page keeps the same day. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu p. 76
What is the Yama deep daan, and when is it done?
A lamp set out for Yama outside the house at nightfall on the dark Trayodaśī, so that untimely death is averted. Nightfall here is pradoṣa, the three muhūrtas after sunset. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294; Dharmasindhu p. 76
Why is the date different in the US or UK?
Dhanteras is the Trayodaśī current at pradoṣa at the city. The Trayodaśī begins and ends at the same moment everywhere, but sunset comes at a different hour, so a city to the west can hold it on another evening than Delhi.
How the day is found
Read the methodology- The day
- The dark Trayodaśī that comes two days before the Dīpāvalī Amāvasyā, current at pradoṣa; on both days or on neither, the later day (Dharmasindhu p. 20; our reading with Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 294).
- Pradoṣa
- Three muhūrtas after sunset at the city, while the Trayodaśī runs: the time for the lamp.
- No lagna
- Neither the Nirṇaya-sindhu nor the Dharmasindhu gives a lagna rule for the day, so none is shown.
- Popular practice
- Buying metal or utensils and Dhanvantari’s worship are labelled as popular practice and not cited to the texts, which do not give them.
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