Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Friday, 7 October 2022

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 begins7 Oct, 7:27 AM

Ends8 Oct, 5:25 AM

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 (7 October 2022)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:08 AM95° E

Sunset6:05 PM264° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:30 PM101° E

Moonset3:40 AM256° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

10:37 AM – 12:07 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

3:06 PM – 4:36 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:43 AM – 12:31 PM

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

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