Next Pradosh vrat

The next Pradosh vrat (Pradosham), its pradosh kaal after sunset, and this month’s dates, from your city’s own sunset.

Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi

Thursday, 8 October

The next Pradosh vrat in Delhi, 10 days ago.

Pradosh kaal17:58 –
20:26
TrayodashiWed 23:17 –
Thu 22:16

The first 72 minutes after sunset, to 19:10, are sandhyā, the evening twilight. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29

Delhi panchang for 8 October
Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi

Today is Pradosh vrat

In Delhi, pradosh kaal is 17:58 to 20:26 this evening.

Pradosh kaal17:58 –
20:26
TrayodashiWed 23:17 –
Thu 22:16

The first 72 minutes after sunset, to 19:10, are sandhyā, the evening twilight. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29

Delhi panchang for 8 October
Ashwin, Shukla Trayodashi

Friday, 23 October

The next Pradosh vrat in Delhi, in 5 days.

Pradosh kaal17:42 –
20:15
TrayodashiFri 14:36 –
Sat 13:37

The first 72 minutes after sunset, to 18:54, are sandhyā, the evening twilight. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29

Delhi panchang for 23 October
Ashwin, Shukla Trayodashi

Today is Pradosh vrat

In Delhi, pradosh kaal is 17:42 to 20:15 this evening.

Pradosh kaal17:42 –
20:15
TrayodashiFri 14:36 –
Sat 13:37

The first 72 minutes after sunset, to 18:54, are sandhyā, the evening twilight. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29

Delhi panchang for 23 October
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi

Friday, 6 November

The next Pradosh vrat in Delhi, in 19 days.

Pradosh kaal17:31 –
20:08
TrayodashiFri 10:31 –
Sat 10:48

The first 72 minutes after sunset, to 18:43, are sandhyā, the evening twilight. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29

Delhi panchang for 6 November
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi

Today is Pradosh vrat

In Delhi, pradosh kaal is 17:31 to 20:08 this evening.

Pradosh kaal17:31 –
20:08
TrayodashiFri 10:31 –
Sat 10:48

The first 72 minutes after sunset, to 18:43, are sandhyā, the evening twilight. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29

Delhi panchang for 6 November
Kartika, Shukla Trayodashi

Sunday, 22 November

The next Pradosh vrat in Delhi, in 35 days.

Pradosh kaal17:23 –
20:05
TrayodashiSun 04:57 –
Mon 02:37

The first 72 minutes after sunset, to 18:35, are sandhyā, the evening twilight. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29

Delhi panchang for 22 November
Kartika, Shukla Trayodashi

Today is Pradosh vrat

In Delhi, pradosh kaal is 17:23 to 20:05 this evening.

Pradosh kaal17:23 –
20:05
TrayodashiSun 04:57 –
Mon 02:37

The first 72 minutes after sunset, to 18:35, are sandhyā, the evening twilight. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29

Delhi panchang for 22 November
Kartika (amanta) / Margashirsha (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi

Sunday, 6 December

The next Pradosh vrat in Delhi, in 49 days.

Pradosh kaal17:22 –
20:06
TrayodashiSun 00:52 –
Mon 02:22

The first 72 minutes after sunset, to 18:34, are sandhyā, the evening twilight. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29

Delhi panchang for 6 December
Kartika (amanta) / Margashirsha (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi

Today is Pradosh vrat

In Delhi, pradosh kaal is 17:22 to 20:06 this evening.

Pradosh kaal17:22 –
20:06
TrayodashiSun 00:52 –
Mon 02:22

The first 72 minutes after sunset, to 18:34, are sandhyā, the evening twilight. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29

Delhi panchang for 6 December

Pradosh vrat in October 2026

Delhi time
  • 8Oct Thursday, 8 October Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi · pradosh kaal 17:58 – 20:26 Kept
  • 23Oct Friday, 23 October Ashwin, Shukla Trayodashi · pradosh kaal 17:42 – 20:15 Next

How Friday, 23 October is chosen

Ashwin, Shukla Trayodashi

Trayodashi from Fri 23 Oct, 14:36 to Sat 24 Oct, 13:37, Delhi time. Pradosh kaal on Friday, 23 October: 17:42 to 20:15; the first 72 minutes, to 18:54, are sandhyā.

Kept on Friday, 23 October: the Trayodashi covers the whole of Friday’s pradosh kaal. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 72, footnote (Brahmottara-khaṇḍa)

When Trayodashi falls short of pradosh

The vrat is kept on the day whose pradosh the Trayodashi covers. When it covers part of both evenings, the day with more of it is kept. When it covers both, neither, or both equally, the later day is kept, and Mayūkha’s earlier day is shown as a variant. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 72, footnote

Monday, 3 May 2027

Chaitra (amanta) / Vaishakha (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi

Trayodashi from Mon 3 May, 20:04 to Tue 4 May, 19:31, Delhi time. Pradosh kaal on Monday, 3 May: 18:56 to 21:04; the first 72 minutes, to 20:08, are sandhyā.

Kept on Monday, 3 May: the Trayodashi covers 47% of Monday’s pradosh kaal and 27% of Tuesday’s, and the day with more of it is kept. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 72, footnote

Questions

Rules from the Nirṇaya-sindhu and the Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi, with the page for each.

Is today Pradosh vrat?

No. The next Pradosh vrat in Delhi is on Friday, 23 October 2026, with pradosh kaal from 17:42 to 20:15.

What is Pradosh vrat?

A fast kept on the Trayodashi, the thirteenth tithi, of both halves of the lunar month: by day without food, with worship of Śiva at pradosh, the evening after sunset. It is kept on the day whose pradosh the Trayodashi covers. Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 72, footnote (Brahmottara-khaṇḍa)

When is pradosh kaal?

For the three muhūrtas after sunset. Taking a muhūrta as a fifteenth of the night, that is a fifth of the night: about 2 hours 24 minutes when the night is 12 hours long, more in winter and less in summer. The first 72 minutes are sandhyā, the evening twilight. Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6, commentary; Nirṇaya-sindhu p. 29

How often does it fall?

Twice a month, on the Trayodashi of the bright half and of the dark half, so 24 or 25 times in most years.

Why is the date different in my city?

Each date is worked out for the city’s own sunset. The Trayodashi begins and ends at the same moment everywhere, but whether it covers a city’s pradosh depends on when the Sun sets there, so cities far apart can keep different days.

Is Pradosham the same fast?

Yes. Pradosham is the Tamil name for the same evening worship on Trayodashi, and the dates here apply to it.

How the days are found

Read the methodology
Pradosh kaal
Three muhūrtas after sunset, a muhūrta being a fifteenth of the night (our reading). The first 72 minutes are sandhyā, the evening twilight.
The day kept
The day whose whole pradosh the Trayodashi covers. When it covers part of both evenings, the day with more of it is kept, and when it covers both, neither or both equally, the later day is kept, with Mayūkha’s earlier day as a variant.
Sunset
At the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction, for the chosen city. Every date is that city’s own.
Sources
Nirṇaya-sindhu, 1898, pp. 29⁠–⁠30, 72; Vīramitrodaya, Samaya-prakāśa, p. 129; Muhūrta-cintāmaṇi 3.6 commentary.

Sunset at the centre of the Sun’s disc, with refraction · Lahiri ayanamsa for month names · each city’s own time · Swiss Ephemeris · Method