Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Monday, 7 April 1766

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 begins6 Apr, 9:28 PM

Ends7 Apr, 7:32 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 (7 April 1766)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:35 AM83° E

Sunset6:55 PM277° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:49 AM95° E

Moonset5:07 PM269° W

Rāhu Kāla

8:07 AM – 9:40 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

11:12 AM – 12:45 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:21 PM – 1:09 PM

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

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