Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Saturday, 5 April 2031

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 Apr, 1:07 AM

Ends6 Apr, 12:57 AM

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.

Pradoṣa Vrata Observance & Details→Share Timings

Today's Sky (5 April 2031)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:13 AM84° E

Sunset6:31 PM276° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:30 PM89° E

Moonset4:10 AM273° W

Rāhu Kāla

9:17 AM – 10:50 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

1:54 PM – 3:27 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:58 AM – 12:46 PM

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

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