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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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2050

  • Wednesday, 5 January 2050 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 20 January 2050 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 4 February 2050 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 19 February 2050 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 5 March 2050 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 20 March 2050 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 4 April 2050 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 19 April 2050 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 4 May 2050 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 18 May 2050 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 2 June 2050 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 16 June 2050 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 2 July 2050 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 16 July 2050 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 31 July 2050 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 14 August 2050 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 30 August 2050 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 13 September 2050 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 28 September 2050 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 13 October 2050 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 27 October 2050 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 11 November 2050 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 26 November 2050 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Sunday, 11 December 2050 · Ravi Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 25 December 2050 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)

2051

  • Tuesday, 10 January 2051 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 24 January 2051 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 8 February 2051 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 22 February 2051 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 10 March 2051 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 24 March 2051 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 8 April 2051 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Sunday, 23 April 2051 · Ravi Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 8 May 2051 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 22 May 2051 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 6 June 2051 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Wednesday, 21 June 2051 · Budha Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Wednesday, 5 July 2051 · Budha Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 21 July 2051 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Friday, 4 August 2051 · Shukra Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Saturday, 19 August 2051 · Shani Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 2 September 2051 · Shani Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Monday, 18 September 2051 · Soma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Monday, 2 October 2051 · Soma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Tuesday, 17 October 2051 · Bhauma Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Tuesday, 31 October 2051 · Bhauma Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Thursday, 16 November 2051 · Guru Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Thursday, 30 November 2051 · Guru Pradosh (Krishna)
  • Friday, 15 December 2051 · Shukra Pradosh (Shukla)
  • Saturday, 30 December 2051 · Shani 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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