Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Monday, 21 January 2278

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 begins21 Jan, 12:23 PM

Ends22 Jan, 9:38 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, 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 (21 January 2278)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:45 AM110° ESE

Sunset6:15 PM250° WSW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise3:54 AM109° ESE

Moonset3:45 PM251° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

8:11 AM – 9:37 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

11:04 AM – 12:30 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:06 PM – 12:54 PM

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

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