Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Friday, 8 January 2286

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.

Auspicious Pūjā Muhūrta

6:08 PM – 8:32 PM

Pradoṣa Twilight Window•2h 24m

Fast through the daytime. Worship Lord Śiva during this sacred twilight window with Bilva leaves, water/milk abhiṣeka, and lighting lamps, then break the fast with sāttvika prasāda.

From the pañchāṅga

Śukla Trayodaśī begins8 Jan, 4:41 PM

Ends9 Jan, 5:13 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, 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 (8 January 2286)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:43 AM113° ESE

Sunset6:08 PM247° WSW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise3:16 PM62° ENE

Moonset3:44 AM297° WNW

Rāhu Kāla

11:00 AM – 12:25 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

3:16 PM – 4:42 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:01 PM – 12:49 PM

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

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