Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Sunday, 1 January 1764

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 begins31 Dec, 9:52 PM

Ends1 Jan, 7:42 PM

ObservancePradoṣa-kāla, the hour around dusk

The waning Trayodaśī twilight sacred to Śiva. Worship is offered in the pradoṣa-kāla around sunset, when Śiva is said to dance between the horns of the evening.

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 (1 January 1764)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise7:05 AM114° ESE

Sunset6:28 PM247° WSW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:50 AM117° ESE

Moonset4:24 PM242° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

5:03 PM – 6:28 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

12:46 PM – 2:12 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:22 PM – 1:10 PM

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

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