Pradoṣa Vrata

Sacred to Śiva

Saturday, 4 August 2294

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 begins4 Aug, 1:35 AM

Ends5 Aug, 1:18 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, 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 (4 August 2294)

Celestial Coordinates & Muhūrtas

Sūrya · SunDay Arc

Sunrise6:06 AM72° ENE

Sunset6:46 PM288° WNW

Candra · Moon

Moonrise4:42 PM108° ESE

Moonset3:40 AM251° WSW

Rāhu Kāla

9:16 AM – 10:51 AM

Yamagaṇḍa

2:01 PM – 3:36 PM

Abhijit Muhūrta

12:02 PM – 12:50 PM

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

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