Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Thursday, 8 December 1977

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 begins8 Dec, 9:33 AM

Ends9 Dec, 6:26 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, 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 (8 December 1977)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:29 AM113° ESE

Sunset5:53 PM247° WSW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise3:43 AM102° ESE

Moonset3:46 PM256° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

1:36 PM – 3:02 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

6:29 AM – 7:54 AM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:47 AM – 12:35 PM

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

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