Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Sunday, 6 September 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 begins6 Sep, 12:30 AM

Ends6 Sep, 9:20 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 (6 September 1767)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:31 AM83° E

Sunset6:50 PM277° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise5:12 PM105° ESE

Moonset4:12 AM252° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

5:18 PM – 6:50 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

12:41 PM – 2:13 PM

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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