Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Sunday, 6 June 1971

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.

Auspicious Pūjā Muhūrta

6:44 PM – 9:08 PM

Pradoṣa Twilight Window•2h 24m

Fast through the daytime. Worship Lord Śiva during this sacred twilight window with Bilva leaves, water/milk abhiṣeka, and lighting lamps, then break the fast with sāttvika prasāda.

From the pañchāṅga

Śukla Trayodaśī begins6 Jun, 3:57 AM

Ends7 Jun, 5:02 AM

ObservancePradoṣa-kāla, the hour around dusk

Pradosh Vrat: the Trayodaśī fast sacred to Śiva, kept at the pradoṣa-kāla around sunset, twice each lunar month. Dates, timings, and how it is observed, computed for your location.

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.

Pradoṣa Vrata Observance & Details→Share Timings

Today's Sky (6 June 1971)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise5:52 AM67° ENE

Sunset6:44 PM293° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:27 PM112° ESE

Moonset3:23 AM250° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

5:07 PM – 6:44 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

12:18 PM – 1:54 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:54 AM – 12:42 PM

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

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