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VrataFasting day

Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Tuesday, 5 May 2020

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 begins5 May, 2:54 AM
Ends5 May, 11:21 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, 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.

Today's Sky (5 May 2020)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise5:57 AM73° ENE
Sunset6:35 PM287° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise4:39 PM92° E
Moonset4:10 AM271° W
Rāhu Kāla

3:26 PM – 5:00 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

9:06 AM – 10:41 AM

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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