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Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Friday, 8 July 2287

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 Jul, 11:42 AM
Ends9 Jul, 2:08 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.

Today's Sky (8 July 2287)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc
Sunrise5:59 AM67° ENE
Sunset6:51 PM293° WNW
Candra · Moon
Moonrise3:02 AM63° ENE
Moonset4:22 PM298° WNW
Rāhu Kāla

10:48 AM – 12:25 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

3:38 PM – 5:14 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:01 PM – 12:49 PM

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

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