Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Wednesday, 1 October 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 begins1 Oct, 2:18 AM

Ends2 Oct, 4:21 AM

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 October 1766)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:32 AM93° E

Sunset6:33 PM267° W

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:12 AM80° E

Moonset4:47 PM277° W

Rāhu Kāla

12:32 PM – 2:02 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

8:02 AM – 9:32 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:08 PM – 12:56 PM

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

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