Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Wednesday, 9 April 2279

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 begins9 Apr, 9:49 AM

Ends10 Apr, 8:13 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 (9 April 2279)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:10 AM82° E

Sunset6:31 PM278° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:11 AM101° E

Moonset4:18 PM261° W

Rāhu Kāla

12:21 PM – 1:54 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

7:43 AM – 9:16 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:57 AM – 12:45 PM

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

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