Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Sunday, 8 December 1776

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 begins8 Dec, 3:53 AM

Ends9 Dec, 5:18 AM

ObservancePradoṣa-kāla, the hour around dusk

The waning Trayodaśī twilight sacred to Śiva. Worship is offered in the pradoṣa-kāla around sunset, when Śiva is said to dance between the horns of the evening.

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 (8 December 1776)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:53 AM113° ESE

Sunset6:17 PM247° WSW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:23 AM101° E

Moonset4:23 PM257° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

4:51 PM – 6:17 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

12:35 PM – 2:01 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:11 PM – 12:59 PM

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

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