Pradoṣa

Sacred to Śiva

Sunday, 3 February 2289

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

Śukla Trayodaśī begins3 Feb, 4:01 AM

Ends4 Feb, 6:12 AM

ObservancePradoṣa-kāla, the hour around dusk

The Trayodaśī twilight sacred to Śiva. The hour and a half around sunset, the pradoṣa-kāla, is kept for his worship; the fast is broken after.

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.

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Today's Sky (3 February 2289)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:44 AM107° ESE

Sunset6:21 PM253° WSW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:03 PM66° ENE

Moonset4:27 AM295° WNW

Rāhu Kāla

4:54 PM – 6:21 PM

Yamagaṇḍa

12:32 PM – 1:59 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:08 PM – 12:56 PM

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

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