Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Thursday, 1 June 2023

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 begins1 Jun, 1:39 PM

Ends2 Jun, 12:48 PM

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 (1 June 2023)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise5:52 AM67° ENE

Sunset6:42 PM293° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:08 PM104° ESE

Moonset3:21 AM259° W

Rāhu Kāla

1:53 PM – 3:30 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

5:52 AM – 7:28 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:53 AM – 12:41 PM

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

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