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Pradosh vrat 2027

Every Pradosh vrat of 2027: the day kept, its pradosh kaal after sunset, and when the Trayodashi begins and ends.

25 Pradosh vrats in Delhi

The next is on Tuesday, 5 January. For two of them the Trayodashi does not cover exactly one evening’s whole pradosh kaal, and the rules below decide the day.

Every Pradosh vrat of 2027 in Delhi

Delhi time. A Krishna Trayodashi carries both month names.
MonthTrayodashiPradosh kaalVrat day
January Margashirsha (amanta) / Pausha (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 4 Jan, 18:16 – 5 Jan, 20:40 17:36 – 20:20 Tue 5 Jan
Pausha, Shukla Trayodashi 20 Jan, 04:41 – 21 Jan, 01:12 17:48 – 20:30 Wed 20 Jan
February Pausha (amanta) / Magha (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 3 Feb, 13:50 – 4 Feb, 16:31 18:00 – 20:38 Wed 3 Feb
Magha, Shukla Trayodashi 18 Feb, 14:28 – 19 Feb, 11:14 18:12 – 20:45 Thu 18 Feb
March Magha (amanta) / Phalguna (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 5 Mar, 09:54 – 6 Mar, 12:04 18:22 – 20:50 Fri 5 Mar
Phalguna, Shukla Trayodashi 19 Mar, 23:17 – 20 Mar, 20:45 18:31 – 20:53 Sat 20 Mar
April Phalguna (amanta) / Chaitra (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 4 Apr, 04:27 – 5 Apr, 05:23 18:39 – 20:57 Sun 4 Apr
Chaitra, Shukla Trayodashi 18 Apr, 07:42 – 19 Apr, 06:08 18:47 – 21:00 Sun 18 Apr
May Chaitra (amanta) / Vaishakha (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 3 May, 20:04 – 4 May, 19:31 18:56 – 21:04 Mon 3 May
Vaishakha, Shukla Trayodashi 17 May, 16:28 – 18 May, 16:04 19:04 – 21:09 Mon 17 May
June Vaishakha (amanta) / Jyeshtha (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 2 Jun, 08:29 – 3 Jun, 06:35 19:13 – 21:15 Wed 2 Jun
Jyeshtha, Shukla Trayodashi 16 Jun, 02:31 – 17 Jun, 03:20 19:19 – 21:20 Wed 16 Jun
July Jyeshtha (amanta) / Ashadha (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 1 Jul, 18:15 – 2 Jul, 15:23 19:21 – 21:23 Thu 1 Jul
Ashadha, Shukla Trayodashi 15 Jul, 14:41 – 16 Jul, 16:35 19:19 – 21:22 Thu 15 Jul
Ashadha (amanta) / Shravana (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 31 Jul, 02:18 – 22:58 19:11 – 21:18 Sat 31 Jul
August Shravana, Shukla Trayodashi 14 Aug, 05:21 – 15 Aug, 07:54 19:00 – 21:10 Sat 14 Aug
Shravana (amanta) / Bhadrapada (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 29 Aug, 09:36 – 30 Aug, 06:13 18:45 – 21:00 Sun 29 Aug
September Bhadrapada, Shukla Trayodashi 12 Sep, 22:13 – 14 Sep, 00:40 18:28 – 20:47 Mon 13 Sep
Bhadrapada (amanta) / Ashwin (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 27 Sep, 16:55 – 28 Sep, 13:55 18:11 – 20:35 Mon 27 Sep
October Ashwin, Shukla Trayodashi 12 Oct, 16:14 – 13 Oct, 17:48 17:54 – 20:23 Tue 12 Oct
Ashwin (amanta) / Kartika (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 27 Oct, 01:04 – 22:50 17:39 – 20:13 Wed 27 Oct
November Kartika, Shukla Trayodashi 11 Nov, 10:07 – 12 Nov, 10:21 17:28 – 20:07 Thu 11 Nov
Kartika (amanta) / Margashirsha (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 25 Nov, 10:51 – 26 Nov, 09:48 17:23 – 20:05 Thu 25 Nov
December Margashirsha, Shukla Trayodashi 11 Dec, 02:53 – 12 Dec, 01:43 17:23 – 20:07 Sat 11 Dec
Margashirsha (amanta) / Pausha (purnimanta), Krishna Trayodashi 24 Dec, 23:08 – 25 Dec, 23:32 17:29 – 20:14 Sat 25 Dec

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

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

Pradosh vrat in 2027, month by month

January 5 and 20 February 3 and 18 March 5 and 20 April 4 and 18 May 3 and 17 June 2 and 16 July 1, 15 and 31 August 14 and 29 September 13 and 27 October 12 and 27 November 11 and 25 December 11 and 25

Questions

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

When are the Pradosh vrats in 2027?

In Delhi, 25 Pradosh vrats fall in 2027, on the Trayodashi of each half of the month. The table lists every date with its pradosh kaal.

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

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