Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Thursday, 1 December 1774

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

Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī begins1 Dec, 4:08 AM

Ends2 Dec, 1:47 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, when he is said to dance between the horns of the evening.

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

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Today's Sky (1 December 1774)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:49 AM112° ESE

Sunset6:15 PM248° WSW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:20 AM99° E

Moonset4:28 PM259° W

Rāhu Kāla

1:58 PM – 3:23 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

6:49 AM – 8:15 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:08 PM – 12:56 PM

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

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