Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Monday, 2 August 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 begins1 Aug, 8:00 PM

Ends2 Aug, 9:49 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 (2 August 1762)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:28 AM71° ENE

Sunset7:09 PM288° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise5:29 PM118° ESE

Moonset4:05 AM242° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

8:03 AM – 9:38 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

11:13 AM – 12:48 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:24 PM – 1:12 PM

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

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