Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Saturday, 5 April 1777

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 begins5 Apr, 5:07 PM

Ends6 Apr, 1:49 PM

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 (5 April 1777)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:36 AM84° E

Sunset6:55 PM277° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:23 AM104° ESE

Moonset4:25 PM258° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

9:41 AM – 11:13 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

2:18 PM – 3:50 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:21 PM – 1:09 PM

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

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