Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Sunday, 7 August 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 begins7 Aug, 3:42 AM

Ends8 Aug, 5:51 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 (7 August 2287)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:06 AM73° ENE

Sunset6:45 PM287° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise3:29 AM62° ENE

Moonset4:48 PM296° WNW

Rāhu Kāla

5:10 PM – 6:45 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

12:25 PM – 2:00 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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