Dhanteras · Worldwide 2026
Dhanteras 2026: Puja & Gold-Buying Time in Your City
Dhanteras 2026 falls on Friday, 6 November — in India and across the diaspora. The Kartik Krishna Trayodashi spans every region's evening; what changes city to city is the pradosh puja window, which follows local sunset. Each timing below is computed from the ephemeris for that city — the same reckoning behind this site's kundli tools. Diwali follows on Sunday 8 November (world timings).
By Dr. R.P. Sharma, Vedic astrologer since 1979.
Dhanteras 2026 in New York (EST)
Puja window in New York: 4:45 PM to about 7:09 PM local time, Friday 6 November 2026 (sunset 4:45 PM; classical pradosh span). Gold and utensil purchases follow the prevailing trayodashi through the day · consult from New York.
Dhanteras 2026 in Chicago (CST)
Puja window in Chicago: 4:37 PM to about 7:01 PM local time, Friday 6 November 2026 (sunset 4:37 PM; classical pradosh span). Gold and utensil purchases follow the prevailing trayodashi through the day · consult from Chicago.
Dhanteras 2026 in Houston (CST)
Puja window in Houston: 5:30 PM to about 7:54 PM local time, Friday 6 November 2026 (sunset 5:30 PM; classical pradosh span). Gold and utensil purchases follow the prevailing trayodashi through the day · consult from Houston.
Dhanteras 2026 in San Francisco Bay Area (PST)
Puja window in San Francisco Bay Area: 5:04 PM to about 7:28 PM local time, Friday 6 November 2026 (sunset 5:04 PM; classical pradosh span). Gold and utensil purchases follow the prevailing trayodashi through the day · consult from San Francisco Bay Area.
Dhanteras 2026 in Toronto (EST)
Puja window in Toronto: 5:00 PM to about 7:24 PM local time, Friday 6 November 2026 (sunset 5:00 PM; classical pradosh span). Gold and utensil purchases follow the prevailing trayodashi through the day · consult from Toronto.
Dhanteras 2026 in Vancouver (PST)
Puja window in Vancouver: 4:41 PM to about 7:05 PM local time, Friday 6 November 2026 (sunset 4:41 PM; classical pradosh span). Gold and utensil purchases follow the prevailing trayodashi through the day · consult from Vancouver.
Dhanteras 2026 in London (GMT)
Puja window in London: 4:23 PM to about 6:47 PM local time, Friday 6 November 2026 (sunset 4:23 PM; classical pradosh span). Gold and utensil purchases follow the prevailing trayodashi through the day · consult from London.
Dhanteras 2026 in Dubai (GST)
Puja window in Dubai: 5:34 PM to about 7:58 PM local time, Friday 6 November 2026 (sunset 5:34 PM; classical pradosh span). Gold and utensil purchases follow the prevailing trayodashi through the day · consult from Dubai.
Dhanteras 2026 in Singapore (SGT)
Puja window in Singapore: 6:49 PM to about 9:13 PM local time, Friday 6 November 2026 (sunset 6:49 PM; classical pradosh span). Gold and utensil purchases follow the prevailing trayodashi through the day · consult from Singapore.
Dhanteras 2026 in Sydney (AEDT)
Puja window in Sydney: 7:26 PM to about 9:50 PM local time, Friday 6 November 2026 (sunset 7:26 PM; classical pradosh span). Gold and utensil purchases follow the prevailing trayodashi through the day · consult from Sydney.
Dhanteras 2026 in Melbourne (AEDT)
Puja window in Melbourne: 7:59 PM to about 10:23 PM local time, Friday 6 November 2026 (sunset 7:59 PM; classical pradosh span). Gold and utensil purchases follow the prevailing trayodashi through the day · consult from Melbourne.
Dhanteras 2026 in Auckland (NZDT)
Puja window in Auckland: 7:57 PM to about 10:21 PM local time, Friday 6 November 2026 (sunset 7:57 PM; classical pradosh span). Gold and utensil purchases follow the prevailing trayodashi through the day · consult from Auckland.
Dhanteras 2026 in Amsterdam / Amstelveen (CET)
Puja window in Amsterdam / Amstelveen: 5:00 PM to about 7:24 PM local time, Friday 6 November 2026 (sunset 5:00 PM; classical pradosh span). Gold and utensil purchases follow the prevailing trayodashi through the day · consult from Amsterdam / Amstelveen.
Dhanteras 2026 in Delhi NCR, India (IST)
Puja window in Delhi NCR, India: 5:32 PM to about 7:56 PM local time, Friday 6 November 2026 (sunset 5:32 PM; classical pradosh span). Gold and utensil purchases follow the prevailing trayodashi through the day.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Dhanteras 2026 date in the USA?
Friday, 6 November 2026 — the same civil date as India, since the Kartik Krishna Trayodashi prevails through the American evening of the 6th. The puja is done in the local pradosh window after sunset.
When should gold be bought on Dhanteras 2026?
Tradition holds the whole prevailing trayodashi auspicious for buying gold, silver or utensils; the pradosh window after sunset is specifically for the Lakshmi-Kubera puja. Each city's window is given above in local time.
Is Dhanteras a good day for gold in Dubai?
Dubai's Indian community treats Dhanteras as the year's biggest gold-buying day, and the Kartik trayodashi fully covers the Dubai evening of 6 November 2026 — the computed puja window there is given above.
How are these timings calculated?
Each city's sunset and the trayodashi's local prevalence are computed from the Swiss Ephemeris for that city's coordinates and timezone — the same engine behind this site's kundli tools.
Wealth, timed properly
Dhanteras opens the week of Lakshmi. For business owners timing a purchase, a launch or the year ahead, the private business consultation reads your own chart's timing; the Dhanteras 2026 (India) page carries the tradition in full. Consultations are online worldwide at a flat fee of ₹5,100.