Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Thursday, 9 April 1778

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 begins8 Apr, 11:17 PM

Ends9 Apr, 11:52 PM

ObservancePradoṣa-kāla, the hour around dusk

The Trayodaśī twilight sacred to Śiva. The hour and a half around sunset, the pradoṣa-kāla, is kept for his worship; the fast is broken after.

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.

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Today's Sky (9 April 1778)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:34 AM82° E

Sunset6:55 PM278° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise5:05 PM82° E

Moonset4:58 AM280° W

Rāhu Kāla

2:17 PM – 3:50 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

6:34 AM – 8:06 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:20 PM – 1:08 PM

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

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