10 November 2023
Kept on the day its tithi runs at dusk (pradosh).
- Tithi
- Krishna Dwadashi · until 12:36then Krishna Trayodashi from 12:36, the tithi this festival keeps
- Nakshatra
- Hasta
- Sunrise – Sunset
- 06:21 – 17:18
- Abhijit Muhurta
- 11:28 – 12:11
Festival · 2023
Dhanteras 2023
Falls on 10 November 2023 in Lucknow, as computed from the real sky for that city.
The portal of Festivals
Today's three riddles
Turn a card. Answer all three rightly and this portal is sealed in your sky. New riddles every morning.
The day, for Lucknow
The day is chosen by the moment the tradition reads its tithi at, and the times are that day's own, computed for this city. A festival-specific puja window is not printed: those rules differ by tradition and await a scholar's review.
What the day is
Dhanvantari, who rose from the churning of the ocean carrying medicine — the day is about **health** as the first wealth. The metal-buying is a much later graft.
One act for the day
Look after the body you have been ignoring. Then give medicine, or its cost, to someone who cannot afford it.