Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Wednesday, 1 December 2275

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 Dec, 8:10 AM

Ends2 Dec, 8:10 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 (1 December 2275)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:25 AM112° ESE

Sunset5:50 PM248° WSW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise3:49 PM78° ENE

Moonset3:45 AM280° W

Rāhu Kāla

12:07 PM – 1:33 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

7:50 AM – 9:16 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:43 AM – 12:31 PM

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

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