Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Tuesday, 9 June 1767

Lord Śiva dancing the cosmic Sandhyā Tāṇḍava at twilight on Mount Kailāsa worshipped by devas and sages — Pradoṣa Kāla: Lord Śiva performs the sacred Sandhyā Tāṇḍava at twilight on Trayodaśī, bestowing divine grace and dispelling all sins.

From the pañchāṅga

Śukla Trayodaśī begins9 Jun, 3:13 PM

Ends10 Jun, 3:06 PM

ObservancePradoṣa-kāla, the hour around dusk

Pradosh Vrat: the Trayodaśī fast sacred to Śiva, kept at the pradoṣa-kāla around sunset, twice each lunar month. Dates, timings, and how it is observed, computed for your location.

How to keep the fast

A fast is kept through the day; Śiva is worshipped in the pradoṣa-kāla, the hour and a half around sunset, his most auspicious window. It takes a special name from its weekday (Soma, Bhauma, Śani Pradoṣa).

Breaking the fast, Broken after the pradoṣa-kāla (sunset) worship.

Pradoṣa Vrata Observance & Details→Share Timings

Today's Sky (9 June 1767)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:15 AM66° ENE

Sunset7:08 PM294° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:28 PM111° ESE

Moonset3:24 AM251° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

3:54 PM – 5:31 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

9:28 AM – 11:05 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:17 PM – 1:05 PM

Bearings indicate horizon degrees. Rāhu and Yamagaṇḍa are avoided for new auspicious beginnings; Abhijit is the midday victory window.

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