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Festivals and vrats · प्रदोष (सभी)

Pradosh (all)

The dusk of each Trayodashi, kept for Shiva twice a month.

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2031

  • Sunday, 5 January 2031 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 20 January 2031 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 4 February 2031 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 19 February 2031 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 6 March 2031 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 20 March 2031 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 5 April 2031 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 19 April 2031 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 4 May 2031 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 18 May 2031 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 3 June 2031 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 17 June 2031 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 2 July 2031 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 16 July 2031 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 31 July 2031 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 15 August 2031 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 30 August 2031 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 14 September 2031 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 28 September 2031 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 13 October 2031 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 27 October 2031 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 12 November 2031 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 26 November 2031 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 12 December 2031 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 26 December 2031 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)

2032

  • Saturday, 10 January 2032 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 24 January 2032 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 9 February 2032 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 23 February 2032 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 9 March 2032 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 24 March 2032 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 7 April 2032 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 22 April 2032 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 7 May 2032 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 22 May 2032 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 5 June 2032 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 21 June 2032 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 4 July 2032 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 20 July 2032 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 3 August 2032 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 18 August 2032 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 2 September 2032 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 17 September 2032 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 1 October 2032 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 16 October 2032 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 31 October 2032 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 14 November 2032 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 30 November 2032 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 14 December 2032 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 30 December 2032 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)

How the date is fixed

Trayodashi, the thirteenth day of each half, kept on the day it is running at pradosh, the twilight after sunset. It is named for its weekday: Soma Pradosh, Shani Pradosh and so on.

About

Pradosh vrat is kept twice a month, on the Trayodashi of each fortnight, during the pradosh period of roughly 96 minutes after sunset. The day is chosen so that Trayodashi is running at sunset, even if it is absent at sunrise; when it touches sunset on two days, the first is usually taken. Each weekday gives the observance a name, Soma Pradosh on Monday and Shani Pradosh on Saturday being the ones most often singled out. In Tamil Nadu the Pradosham puja at Shiva temples, with the Nandi abhisheka, is a regular feature of temple calendars.

How it is observed

A fast until dusk and Shiva worship with abhisheka in the pradosh window after sunset.

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