Festival calendar
Dhanteras 2017
17 Oct 2017Tuesday · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Ashwinakrishna · Tithi 13
the first day of the Diwali sequence, kept at pradosh
| Dated by | pradosh (dusk) |
|---|---|
| Lunar month (ending at new moon, amanta) | Ashwina |
| Lunar month (ending at full moon, purnimanta) | Kartika |
| Where it is kept | all India |
Why this date
Ashwina Krishna Trayodashi runs from 17 Oct 2017 00:26 to 18 Oct 2017 00:08 in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
The festival is kept on the first day on which this tithi is running at pradosh (dusk). Here is that moment on the day before, the day itself and the day after:
- 16 Oct 2017 · pradosh (dusk) at 18:37: the tithi had not begun
- 17 Oct 2017 · pradosh (dusk) at 18:36: the tithi is running - this is the day
- 18 Oct 2017 · pradosh (dusk) at 18:35: the tithi was already over
Dates and times are for Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. Another town can differ by a day when a tithi changes close to sunrise. You can change the place above.
Also in this lunar month
- Sharad Navaratri begins · 21 Sep 2017
- Durga Ashtami · 28 Sep 2017
- Maha Navami · 29 Sep 2017
- Vijayadashami / Dussehra · 30 Sep 2017
- Sharad Purnima · 05 Oct 2017
- Karva Chauth · 08 Oct 2017
- Ahoi Ashtami · 12 Oct 2017
- Naraka Chaturdashi / Choti Diwali · 18 Oct 2017
- Diwali / Lakshmi Puja · 19 Oct 2017