Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Tuesday, 30 July 1765

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 begins29 Jul, 10:44 PM

Ends30 Jul, 7:20 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 (30 July 1765)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:27 AM71° ENE

Sunset7:10 PM289° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise5:32 PM118° ESE

Moonset4:00 AM241° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

3:59 PM – 5:35 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

9:38 AM – 11:13 AM

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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