Vṛṣabha Saṅkrānti

The Sun enters Vṛṣabha

Sunday, 15 May 2072

The Sun crosses at 1:18 AM, your local time

The Sun enters Vṛṣabha (Taurus), opening the second solar month.

What is done, A day for a bath in sacred water and dāna (charity) during the puṇya kāla, the auspicious window around the transit.

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VrataFasting day

Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Sunday, 15 May 2072

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 begins15 May, 6:01 AM

Ends16 May, 6:36 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 (15 May 2072)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise5:54 AM70° ENE

Sunset6:38 PM290° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise3:51 AM85° E

Moonset4:24 PM277° W

Rāhu Kāla

5:02 PM – 6:38 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

12:16 PM – 1:51 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

11:52 AM – 12:40 PM

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

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