Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Tuesday, 24 December 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 begins24 Dec, 4:54 AM

Ends25 Dec, 7:00 AM

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 (24 December 1765)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise7:02 AM114° ESE

Sunset6:24 PM246° WSW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:00 PM64° ENE

Moonset4:26 AM295° WNW

Rāhu Kāla

3:33 PM – 4:59 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

9:52 AM – 11:18 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:19 PM – 1:07 PM

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

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