Dhanus may refer to: *

Dhanus (month) Dhanu, Dhanus or Dhanurmas (धनुर्मास) is a month in the Hindu calendar, Malayalam calendar and others. It corresponds to the zodiacal sign of Sagittarius (constellation), Sagittarius, and overlaps with approximately the second half ...

, a month in the Hindu calendar * Dhanus, a month in the

Darian calendar The Darian calendar is a proposed system of timekeeping designed to serve the needs of any possible future human settlers on the planet Mars. It was created by aerospace engineer, political scientist, and space jurist Thomas Gangale in 1985 and ...

* ''Dhanus'' (arachnid), a genus of pseudoscorpions * Dhanus (weapon), an Indian bow as used in Indian warfare *

Dhanusha (unit) ''Dhanusha'' is an ancient unit of measuring height used in Jain literature. Modern units One ''Dhanusha'' equals 3 meter The metre (British spelling) or meter (American spelling; see spelling differences) (from the French unit , from th ...

, an ancient Indian measure of length equal to four hastas

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