Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti

The Sun enters Vṛṣabha

Friday, 15 May 2015

The Sun crosses at 10:37 AM, your local time

The Sun enters Vṛṣabha (Taurus), opening the second solar month.

What is done, A day for a bath in sacred water and dāna (charity) during the puṇya kāla, the auspicious window around the transit.

All 12 Solar Transits→

VrataFasting day

Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Friday, 15 May 2015

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 begins15 May, 5:10 PM

Ends16 May, 2:31 PM

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.

Pradoṣa Vrata Observance & Details→Share Timings

Today's Sky (15 May 2015)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise5:54 AM71° ENE

Sunset6:37 PM290° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise3:24 AM86° E

Moonset3:59 PM276° W

Rāhu Kāla

10:40 AM – 12:16 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

3:26 PM – 5:02 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:52 AM – 12:40 PM

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

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