Dhanteras · Worldwide 2026
Dhanteras 2026: Puja & Gold-Buying Time in Your City
The short answer
Dhanteras 2026 falls on Friday, 6 November in India, and generally on Thursday, 5 November in the USA and Canada (the UK usually matches India). It opens the five-day Diwali festival, which runs to Bhai Dooj on 11 November. The purchase and puja muhurat is kept in the pradosh window — the hour and a half after your own local sunset, not India's.
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 5:31 PM; classical pradosh span). Gold and utensil purchases follow the prevailing trayodashi through the day.
Dhanteras 2026 puja time and gold-buying window: more cities in Canada, the USA, the UK, the Gulf and Australia
Each row is computed with the Swiss Ephemeris for Friday 6 November 2026: the puja window is the pradosh (sunset plus 2 hours 24 minutes), and the buying window is the Kartik Krishna Trayodashi converted to local time (10:31 am 6 Nov to 10:48 am 7 Nov IST). In every city listed, the whole pradosh falls inside the Trayodashi, so the puja is on the evening of Friday 6 November everywhere. North America is on standard time again from 1 November, the UK on GMT and Europe on CET.
| Canada | Puja (pradosh), Fri 6 Nov | Buy gold and utensils (Trayodashi, local time) |
|---|---|---|
| Brampton and Mississauga | 5:01 PM to 7:25 PM | Fri 6 Nov 12:01 AM to Sat 7 Nov 12:18 AM |
| Ottawa | 4:41 PM to 7:05 PM | Fri 6 Nov 12:01 AM to Sat 7 Nov 12:18 AM |
| Montreal | 4:32 PM to 6:56 PM | Fri 6 Nov 12:01 AM to Sat 7 Nov 12:18 AM |
| Calgary | 4:59 PM to 7:23 PM | Thu 5 Nov 10:01 PM to Fri 6 Nov 10:18 PM |
| Edmonton | 4:49 PM to 7:13 PM | Thu 5 Nov 10:01 PM to Fri 6 Nov 10:18 PM |
| Surrey (BC) | 4:40 PM to 7:04 PM | Thu 5 Nov 9:01 PM to Fri 6 Nov 9:18 PM |
| Winnipeg | 4:55 PM to 7:19 PM | Thu 5 Nov 11:01 PM to Fri 6 Nov 11:18 PM |
| USA | Puja (pradosh), Fri 6 Nov | Buy gold and utensils (Trayodashi, local time) |
|---|---|---|
| Edison and Jersey City (NJ) | 4:47 PM to 7:11 PM | Fri 6 Nov 12:01 AM to Sat 7 Nov 12:18 AM |
| Atlanta | 5:39 PM to 8:03 PM | Fri 6 Nov 12:01 AM to Sat 7 Nov 12:18 AM |
| Dallas | 5:30 PM to 7:54 PM | Thu 5 Nov 11:01 PM to Fri 6 Nov 11:18 PM |
| Seattle | 4:42 PM to 7:06 PM | Thu 5 Nov 9:01 PM to Fri 6 Nov 9:18 PM |
| Los Angeles | 4:54 PM to 7:18 PM | Thu 5 Nov 9:01 PM to Fri 6 Nov 9:18 PM |
| UK, Gulf and Australia | Puja (pradosh), Fri 6 Nov | Buy gold and utensils (Trayodashi, local time) |
|---|---|---|
| Leicester | 4:23 PM to 6:47 PM | Fri 6 Nov 5:01 AM to Sat 7 Nov 5:18 AM |
| Birmingham | 4:27 PM to 6:51 PM | Fri 6 Nov 5:01 AM to Sat 7 Nov 5:18 AM |
| Manchester | 4:25 PM to 6:49 PM | Fri 6 Nov 5:01 AM to Sat 7 Nov 5:18 AM |
| Abu Dhabi | 5:38 PM to 8:02 PM | Fri 6 Nov 9:01 AM to Sat 7 Nov 9:18 AM |
| Doha | 4:49 PM to 7:13 PM | Fri 6 Nov 8:01 AM to Sat 7 Nov 8:18 AM |
| Muscat | 5:23 PM to 7:47 PM | Fri 6 Nov 9:01 AM to Sat 7 Nov 9:18 AM |
| Perth | 6:44 PM to 9:08 PM | Fri 6 Nov 1:01 PM to Sat 7 Nov 1:18 PM |
| Brisbane | 6:08 PM to 8:32 PM | Fri 6 Nov 3:01 PM to Sat 7 Nov 3:18 PM |
Keeping Dhanteras abroad: what changes and what does not
- The date does not change: every city on this page keeps Dhanteras on Friday 6 November 2026, because the Trayodashi covers each city's evening.
- The buying window starts on Thursday evening in the Americas: in Toronto and New York the Trayodashi begins at 12:01 am on Friday, in Chicago at 11:01 pm and in Vancouver at 9:01 pm on Thursday 5 November, so an early-morning jeweller visit on Friday is within it.
- The Yama Deepam: the four-wick lamp facing south is lit at your local pradosh, after sunset, as in India; in apartments a lamp at the balcony or the south window serves.
- Diwali abroad: Lakshmi Puja follows on Sunday 8 November in India and, in 2026, in North America, the UK and Australia too, because the Amavasya holds the local evening on the 8th in each; see the Diwali 2026 worldwide page for your city.
Significance of Dhanteras, and what to buy abroad
Dhanteras (Dhantrayodashi) opens the five days of Diwali. It honours Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods who rose from the ocean with the pot of amrit, and it is the day to invite Lakshmi and Kubera, the keepers of wealth, into the home. That is why the Dhanteras puja is done at pradosh, and why families buy gold, silver or a new metal utensil within an auspicious window: a purchase on this day is traditionally meant to bring lasting prosperity and money into the house.
Abroad, the same rule applies in local time: buy within the windows for your city above, light the Yama deepam facing south after sunset, and do the puja in your own pradosh window. For the full puja vidhi, what not to buy, and the Delhi muhurat, see Dhanteras 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What time is Dhanteras 2026 puja in Toronto and Brampton?
Friday 6 November 2026: Toronto 5:00 pm to 7:24 pm EST, Brampton and Mississauga 5:01 pm to 7:25 pm. The Trayodashi runs from 12:01 am on Friday to 12:18 am on Saturday, Toronto time, so gold can be bought any time on Friday.
Is Dhanteras 2026 on the same day in the USA and India?
Yes. Dhanteras 2026 is Friday 6 November in India, the USA, Canada, the UK, the Gulf and Australia; in every city the Trayodashi covers the local evening pradosh.
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.
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