festival
Dhanteras धनतेरस
The first day of the Diwali sequence, given to buying metal.
2026 · Delhi
7 Nov 2026
Shanivaar (Sat) · Krishna Trayodashi
The rule
What decides this date
- Month
- Kartika
- Fortnight
- Krishna Paksha
- Tithi
- Trayodashi
- Reckoning
- Purnimanta (full moon to full moon)
- Observed in
- Across India
This rule is quoted in the purnimanta calendar followed across north India. In the amanta calendar of the south and west the same night falls in the previous month — a different month name for the identical date.
Across years
Dhanteras in 2026–2028
Same rule, three years, three different Gregorian dates. Nothing here is stored — it is recomputed each time.
| Year | Date | Day | Tithi |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 Nov 2026 | Shanivaar (Sat) | Krishna Trayodashi |
| 2027 | 27 Oct 2027 | Budhvaar (Wed) | Krishna Trayodashi |
| 2028 | 16 Oct 2028 | Somvaar (Mon) | Krishna Trayodashi |
Across cities
Dhanteras 2026, by city
A festival falls on the day whose local sunrise its tithi spans, so the date itself can differ — and any time the observance keys on certainly does.
| City | Date |
|---|---|
| Delhi | 7 Nov 2026 |
| Mumbai | 7 Nov 2026 |
| London | 6 Nov 2026 |
| San Francisco | 6 Nov 2026 |