Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Saturday, 19 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

Kṛṣṇa Trayodaśī begins18 Apr, 11:16 PM

Ends19 Apr, 10:32 PM

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, 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 (19 April 2031)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:04 AM78° ENE

Sunset6:32 PM282° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:05 AM88° E

Moonset4:35 PM275° W

Rāhu Kāla

9:11 AM – 10:45 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

1:52 PM – 3:25 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:54 AM – 12:42 PM

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

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