Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Friday, 7 September 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

Śukla Trayodaśī begins7 Sep, 12:31 PM

Ends8 Sep, 12:07 PM

ObservancePradoṣa-kāla, the hour around dusk

The Trayodaśī twilight sacred to Śiva. The hour and a half around sunset, the pradoṣa-kāla, is kept for his worship; the fast is broken after.

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.

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Today's Sky (7 September 1764)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:31 AM84° E

Sunset6:49 PM276° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:55 PM112° ESE

Moonset3:44 AM246° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

11:08 AM – 12:40 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

3:45 PM – 5:17 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:16 PM – 1:04 PM

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

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