Happy Dhanteras 2026: date, puja muhurat and gold buying time on 6 November
Dhanteras 2026 is on Friday, 6 November, opening five days of Diwali. Puja and Pradosh times for Delhi, the gold-buying windows, and when Lakshmi Puja falls.
Dhanteras 2026 falls on Friday, 6 November, and opens the five days of Diwali. “Happy Dhanteras 2026” was one of India’s top Google searches on Thursday as families looked up the puja time and the best hour to buy gold.
Dhanteras 2026 timings (New Delhi)
| What | Time |
|---|---|
| Trayodashi tithi begins | Friday, 6 November, 10:30 AM |
| Trayodashi tithi ends | Saturday, 7 November, 10:47 AM |
| Pradosh Kaal | about 6:02 PM to 8:41 PM |
| Dhanteras puja muhurat | about 6:02 PM to 7:57 PM (Drik Panchang) |
Panchangs give slightly different puja windows: some list 6:37 PM to 8:37 PM, others start closer to 5:45 PM. All of these times are for New Delhi. Sunset and so the muhurat change by city, so check a local panchang for Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai or abroad.
Best time to buy gold and silver
Buying gold, silver or a new utensil on Dhanteras is seen as a sign of good fortune for the year ahead. For New Delhi on 6 November, the Choghadiya-based windows listed by Drik Panchang are:
- 10:30 AM to 10:43 AM
- 12:05 PM to 1:27 PM
- 4:11 PM to 5:33 PM
- 8:49 PM to 10:27 PM
Gold prices are high this year, so many buyers pick coins, lighter pieces or silver instead of heavy jewellery.
What Dhanteras is about
The name joins dhan (wealth) and teras (the 13th day of the lunar fortnight). Families clean and light up their homes, draw rangoli at the door, and worship Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Kubera for prosperity, and Lord Dhanvantari, the god of medicine and health. A lamp for Yama, the Yam Deepam, is lit outside the home in the evening.
The rest of Diwali 2026
Dhanteras is followed by Choti Diwali and then the main Lakshmi Puja on Sunday, 8 November, with Govardhan Puja and Bhai Dooj after it.
In Pakistan too, Hindu communities in Sindh, Karachi and Lahore mark Diwali with lamps and prayers at temples, and the government usually announces a holiday for the Hindu community.
Happy Dhanteras.
