Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Friday, 8 August 2014

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 Aug, 10:50 AM

Ends9 Aug, 7:23 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 (8 August 2014)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:06 AM73° ENE

Sunset6:44 PM287° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:24 PM108° ESE

Moonset3:16 AM251° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

10:50 AM – 12:25 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

3:34 PM – 5:09 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:01 PM – 12:49 PM

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

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