Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Thursday, 23 June 1763

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 begins22 Jun, 9:25 PM

Ends23 Jun, 7:43 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 (23 June 1763)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:17 AM66° ENE

Sunset7:11 PM294° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise5:17 PM116° ESE

Moonset3:59 AM246° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

2:21 PM – 3:58 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

6:17 AM – 7:54 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:20 PM – 1:08 PM

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

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