Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Saturday, 6 February 1762

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 begins6 Feb, 1:28 PM

Ends7 Feb, 9:55 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, 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 (6 February 1762)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise7:08 AM106° ESE

Sunset6:46 PM254° WSW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:10 PM62° ENE

Moonset4:32 AM298° WNW

Rāhu Kāla

10:03 AM – 11:30 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

2:24 PM – 3:52 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:33 PM – 1:21 PM

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

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