Diwali 2020 Date: According to Hindu calendar, Dhanteras or Dhantrayodashi is celebrated every year on the Trayodashi date of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month. This year Dhanteras or Dhantrayodashi is on Friday, November 13. Dhanteras or Dhantrayodashi takes place one or two days before Diwali every year. Diwali happens on Kartik Amavasya. On the day of Dhanteras or Dhantrayodashi, Lord Dhanvantari, the Vaidya of the Gods, is worshiped by the law. On this day, people also shop for gold, silver, jewelery, utensils etc. for auspiciousness. Let’s know what is the time and date of Dhanteras Puja this year?
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Diwali 2020 (When is Deepawali 2020) –
Day 15 will be Govardhan Puja and the last day will be celebrated on November 16 on Bhai Dauj or Chitragupta Jayanti. Actually this time according to almanac, it is not the second date due to which the dates are decreasing. This year, Amavasya of Kartik month is falling on 14 November 2020. This time, Narak Chaturdashi will be on November 14 for two to eight minutes in the afternoon. After this Amavasya Tithi will start. The Amavasya Tithi will start from 14 November from 2 to 17 minutes and will continue from 10 to 36 minutes on November 15 the next day. In such a situation, Diwali will be celebrated on 14 November. Diwali 2020 Date.
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Diwali 2020 Lakshmi Pujan
Since Deepavali occurs on the night of Amavasya Tithi and Lakshmi Pujan on the evening of Amavasya, Mahalakshmi Pujan will be performed on November 14 itself. Amalasya will be on the next day till 10 pm on 15 November. Apart from this, Dhanteras Trayodashi date is starting from 09:30 pm on 12 November 2020 and will remain till 13 November. Lakshmi Pujan can be performed from 5 pm to 7 pm.
Dhanteras 2020 Puja Muhurta
This year, the Trayodashi Tithi of Krishna Paksha of Kartik month starts on Thursday 12 November from 09:30 to 30 minutes, which is on 05 November to 59 minutes on 13 November. In such a situation, Dhanteras is on 13 November. This time there is a 30-minute auspicious time for worshiping Dhanteras. You should worship Dhanteras between 05:00 AM to 05:00 PM in the evening.
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Dhanteras Worshiped Dhanvantari and Kubera
In auspicious time for Dhanteras you should worship Dhanvantari, the god of Vaidya or healer of the gods, and Kubera, the god of wealth. Dhanvantari is considered as the form of Lord Vishnu. He holds nectar urn in his hands. They love brass metal, so people buy brass utensils etc. on Dhanteras.