Friday, 6 November 2026
Kartik, Krishna Paksha · Vikram Samvat 2083 · Shaka 1948
Dwadashi · Dhanteras
6 November 2026 is Kartik Krishna Paksha Dwadashi, a Shukravaar (शुक्रवार). It is Dhanteras, also called Dhanatrayodashi, Dhanvantari Trayodashi, Yamadeepdaan, Dhanteras Puja and National Ayurveda Day. The tithi runs from 10:36 AM on 5 November 2026 until 10:30 AM. Sunrise at New Delhi is 6:36 AM and sunset is 5:32 PM. Rahu Kaal falls between 10:42 AM and 12:04 PM, and the Abhijit Muhurat is 11:42 AM to 12:25 PM.
Tithi, Paksha and Vaar (तिथि)
Dwadashi begins 10:36 AM, 5 Nov and ends 10:30 AM.
Dhanteras
Dhanterasधनतेरस
Kartik Krishna Paksha Trayodashi · Ashwin in amanta reckoning
Also known as Dhanatrayodashi, Dhanvantari Trayodashi, Yamadeepdaan, Dhanteras Puja and National Ayurveda Day.
The first day of the five-day Diwali sequence, and the appearance day of Dhanvantari, physician of the gods, who rose from the churning of the ocean holding the pot of amrit. Metal is bought today because what enters the house on Dhanteras is said to multiply. A lamp is set facing south at the door for Yama, to turn away untimely death.
What devotees do
- Buy gold, silver, or at least a steel or brass vessel.
- Lakshmi-Kubera puja in Pradosh Kaal.
- Yamadeepdaan: a single lamp facing south at the threshold after dark.
- Clean and light the whole house.
Shubh Muhurat (शुभ मुहूर्त)
Abhijit is the eighth of the fifteen muhurtas between sunrise and sunset, so it is 44 minutes long today rather than a fixed 48 — it stretches and shrinks with the length of the day.
Ashubh Kaal (अशुभ काल)
We do not publish Varjyam, Dur Muhurat or Godhuli Muhurat. The rules behind them are known, but the underlying tables differ between sources by enough to move a window by the better part of an hour — and these are windows whose whole purpose is telling you not to begin something. We would rather leave them out than print a number we cannot stand behind.
Choghadiya (चौघड़िया)
The day and the night are each divided into eight parts. Amrit, Shubh and Labh are auspicious; Char is neutral; Udveg, Kaal and Rog are best avoided. It is the quickest check there is for whether the next hour and a half is a good time to begin something.
Day — sunrise 6:36 AM to sunset 5:32 PM
Night — sunset 5:32 PM to sunrise 6:37 AM
The night choghadiya belongs to Shukravaar, not to the next day: in the panchang the weekday changes at sunrise, not at midnight.
Nakshatra, Yoga and Karana (नक्षत्र)
The Moon is in Hasta at sunrise, in its 1st pada. A karana is half a tithi, which is why there are more of them in a day than anything else here.
Sun and Moon (सूर्य और चंद्र)
Day length is 10 hours 56 minutes, night 13 hours 5 minutes.
Hora (होरा)
Twenty-four planetary hours from sunrise, in the Chaldean order. The first is always ruled by the lord of the weekday — Venus (Shukra) today, which is what makes it Shukravaar. Day horas and night horas are not sixty minutes each; they are a twelfth of the actual day and a twelfth of the actual night.
Rashi, Masa and Samvat (मास)
The two masa reckonings differ through every waning fortnight, which is why a calendar from Delhi and one from Chennai can name the same day differently. Today it is Kartik in the north and Ashwin in the south.
Questions about 6 November 2026
What tithi is 6 November 2026?
6 November 2026 is Kartik Krishna Paksha Dwadashi. The tithi runs from 10:36 AM on 5 November 2026 until 10:30 AM, calculated for New Delhi.
Is 6 November 2026 Dhanteras?
Yes. 6 November 2026 is Dhanteras, also known as Dhanatrayodashi, Dhanvantari Trayodashi, Yamadeepdaan, Dhanteras Puja and National Ayurveda Day. The first day of the five-day Diwali sequence, and the appearance day of Dhanvantari, physician of the gods, who rose from the churning of the ocean holding the pot of amrit. Metal is bought today because what enters the house on Dhanteras is said to multiply. A lamp is set facing south at the door for Yama, to turn away untimely death.
What is the Rahu Kaal on 6 November 2026?
Rahu Kaal on 6 November 2026 is from 10:42 AM to 12:04 PM at New Delhi. Yamaganda is 2:48 PM to 4:10 PM and Gulika Kaal is 7:58 AM to 9:20 AM. These are the periods in which new work is traditionally not begun.
What is the shubh muhurat on 6 November 2026?
Abhijit Muhurat, the window good for almost any undertaking, is 11:42 AM to 12:25 PM. Brahma Muhurat is 4:51 AM to 5:43 AM before dawn, and Vijaya Muhurat is 1:53 PM to 2:37 PM.
What time is sunrise and sunset on 6 November 2026?
At New Delhi, sunrise on 6 November 2026 is 6:36 AM and sunset is 5:32 PM. Moonrise is 3:40 AM and moonset is 3:35 PM.
All timings are calculated for New Delhi, India (28.61°N, 77.21°E) in Indian Standard Time, using the Lahiri (Chitrapaksha) ayanamsha. Sunrise and every muhurat derived from it shift by up to an hour across India, so times will differ for your city.