Dhanteras 2026 in Thames, Waikato Region, New Zealand Dhanteras puja muhurat 20:43–21:58, Fri 6 Nov
Festival · times in NZDT
When is Dhanteras 2026 in Thames?
Friday 6 November
Kartika Krishna Trayodashi (purnimanta) · Ashwina Krishna Trayodashi (amanta)
Full panchang for Fri 6 Nov in ThamesDhanteras puja muhurat: what time?
Dhanteras puja muhurat: pradosha, 19:56–21:58. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 20:43 to 21:58.
Katha, puja vidhi and fasting rules
The same for every city, on the Dhanteras 2026 page:
Why is Dhanteras on Fri 6 Nov in Thames?
Dhanteras is on Fri 6 Nov: Trayodashi holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Dhanteras puja muhurat: pradosha, 19:56–21:58. Within it Vrishabha, a fixed (sthira) lagna, rises in the east from 20:43 to 21:58.
Trayodashi holds all of pradosha, 19:56–21:58. Trayodashi: 18:01 to 18:18 Sat.
Trayodashi ended at 18:18; pradosha is Chaturdashi. Trayodashi: 18:01 Fri to 18:18.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC+13). Band: the tithi. Box: Pradosha. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
Dhanteras puja is done in pradosha, the 3 muhurtas after sunset. Trayodashi runs from 18:01 on Fri 6 Nov to 18:18 on Sat 7 Nov, so only Friday’s pradosha (19:56–21:58) falls within it. No text giving Dhanteras’s time was found; pradosha is Tithika’s convention.
The rule
Kartika Krishna Trayodashi (purnimanta) · Ashwina Krishna Trayodashi (amanta)
Dhanteras puja is done in pradosha, the 3 muhurtas after sunset.
- Smarta
- the evening whose pradosha Trayodashi holds: Tithika’s convention, since no text gives the time.
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.