Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Wednesday, 6 January 1773

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 Jan, 2:20 AM

Ends7 Jan, 3:20 AM

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 January 1773)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise7:07 AM113° ESE

Sunset6:31 PM247° WSW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:27 PM71° ENE

Moonset4:37 AM288° WNW

Rāhu Kāla

12:49 PM – 2:15 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

8:33 AM – 9:58 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:25 PM – 1:13 PM

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

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