When is Dhanteras in 2027?

Tuesday, October 26, 2027 in the US and Canada. Wednesday, October 27, 2027 in London, Leicester, Sydney and New Delhi.

Why can it fall on a different day from India?

Each date is set by the lunar day (tithi) at a set moment in your own city, such as sunrise or dusk. The Moon's position is the same everywhere, but your sunrise and sunset are not, so a city far from India can land on the day before or after.

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New York

Dhanteras

Tuesday, October 26 · in 351 days

Diyas and puja, after sunset (pradosh)

6:00 to 8:40 PM in New York

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Dates differ in London, Leicester, Sydney and New Delhi

In London, Leicester, Sydney and New Delhi, Dhanteras is on Wednesday 27 October. Everywhere else we cover, it is Tuesday, October 26. Why dates differ

What to do

Clean the entrance and set out a rangoliAny time
Buy a new utensil, a coin, or something small in gold or silverAny time
Light diyas at the door and around the homeEvening
Set one lamp outside facing south, for Yama and the family's long lifeEvening
Pray to Dhanvantari for the family's healthEvening
Offer a short Lakshmi puja and sing her aartiEvening

What you need

Diyas and oil
Flowers
Sweets or kheer
A coin or new utensil
Kumkum and rice

Why today

Dhanteras opens Diwali. It honours Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods, and welcomes Lakshmi before the big night.

Read the story

The first day of the Diwali festival, associated with wealth, new purchases and the worship of Dhanvantari.

Why this date

Dhanteras is the 13th day of the waning moon (Krishna Trayodashi) in the month of Kartik, as North Indian calendars count it; South Indian calendars call it Ashwin Krishna Trayodashi. The puja is at dusk, so the day is the one when that lunar day is running at dusk.

Across regions

Ayurveda practitioners mark the day as Dhanvantari Jayanti, honouring the physician of the gods who rose from the churning of the ocean with the pot of amrit.

Dhanteras is a day for Lakshmi.

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The five days of Diwali in New York

Different city?

Dates can differ by a day between cities, and every time comes from that city's own sunrise and sunset.

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Dhanteras 2027, local times. Dates in gold differ from most cities.
City	Date	Time
United States
New York	Tue, Oct 26	6:00 to 8:40 PM
Edison	Tue, Oct 26	6:02 to 8:42 PM
Jersey City	Tue, Oct 26	6:00 to 8:40 PM
Chicago	Tue, Oct 26	5:53 to 8:34 PM
Houston	Tue, Oct 26	6:40 to 9:14 PM
Dallas	Tue, Oct 26	6:42 to 9:18 PM
Atlanta	Tue, Oct 26	6:51 to 9:27 PM
Washington, DC	Tue, Oct 26	6:15 to 8:54 PM
Boston	Tue, Oct 26	5:46 to 8:27 PM
Philadelphia	Tue, Oct 26	6:06 to 8:46 PM
Seattle	Tue, Oct 26	6:02 to 8:46 PM
Los Angeles	Tue, Oct 26	6:06 to 8:43 PM
San Jose	Tue, Oct 26	6:16 to 8:55 PM
Fremont	Tue, Oct 26	6:17 to 8:55 PM
Cupertino	Tue, Oct 26	6:17 to 8:55 PM
Sunnyvale	Tue, Oct 26	6:17 to 8:55 PM
Santa Clara	Tue, Oct 26	6:17 to 8:55 PM
Canada
Toronto	Tue, Oct 26	6:17 to 8:59 PM
Brampton	Tue, Oct 26	6:18 to 9:00 PM
United Kingdom
London	Wed 27 Oct (a different date)	5:43 to 8:32 PM
Leicester	Wed 27 Oct (a different date)	5:45 to 8:34 PM
Australia
Sydney	Wed 27 Oct (a different date)	7:18 to 9:26 PM
India
New Delhi, for comparison	Wed 27 Oct (a different date)	5:40 to 8:14 PM

Happy Dhanteras! May your home be filled with health, light and prosperity.

Times for New York are worked out from its own sunrise and sunset. We checked these dates against Drik Panchang for 11 cities on October 24, 2026. Your temple's calendar may differ by a day. How we calculate