Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Wednesday, 3 July 2024

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

Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī begins3 Jul, 7:10 AM

Ends4 Jul, 5:54 AM

ObservancePradoṣa-kāla, the hour around dusk

The waning Trayodaśī twilight sacred to Śiva. Worship is offered in the pradoṣa-kāla around sunset, when Śiva is said to dance between the horns of the evening.

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, when he is said to dance between the horns of the evening.

Breaking the fast, Broken after the pradoṣa-kāla (sunset) worship.

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Today's Sky (3 July 2024)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise5:57 AM66° ENE

Sunset6:50 PM294° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise3:12 AM65° ENE

Moonset4:32 PM297° WNW

Rāhu Kāla

12:23 PM – 2:00 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

7:34 AM – 9:10 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:59 AM – 12:47 PM

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

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