Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Monday, 5 December 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 begins5 Dec, 5:58 AM

Ends6 Dec, 6:47 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 (5 December 2022)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:27 AM113° ESE

Sunset5:52 PM247° WSW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise3:47 PM74° ENE

Moonset3:51 AM283° WNW

Rāhu Kāla

7:53 AM – 9:18 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

10:44 AM – 12:10 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:46 AM – 12:34 PM

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

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