Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Saturday, 8 April 2017

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, 9:00 AM

Ends9 Apr, 9:30 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 April 2017)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:11 AM82° E

Sunset6:31 PM278° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:18 PM83° E

Moonset4:08 AM279° W

Rāhu Kāla

9:16 AM – 10:48 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

1:54 PM – 3:26 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:57 AM – 12:45 PM

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

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