Trayodashi Dates 2016, Pradosha, Pradosh Vrat, Pradosham 2016, Pradosham Date 2016, 2016 Pradosham, Pradhosham Dates List, Shiva Pradosham Fasting Days in 2016
Pradosham is an important day dedicated to God Shiva. Pradosham falls on the 13th day (trayodashi) of every lunar fortnight. On pradosham days, devotees of Hindu God Shiva fast from sunrise to sunset and they break the fast after performing the Pradosh pooja. There two pradoshams in ecah hindu lunar month. one in waxing moon period and another in Waning moon period.
Pradosh Puja is performed on Pradosham time. Usually Pradosh kaal is the time period of 2 hours 24 minutes after the sunset. Pradosham which falls on Mondays are known as Soma Pradosha and those which fall on Tuesday are called Bhauma Pradosh and Pradosham which falls on Saturday are called Shani Pradosham.
The dates of Pradhosham for the year 2016 is given below. These dates may differ by a day according to location and other things.
Date | Day | Pradosh | Paksha |
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07 January | Thursday | Pradosh | Krishna Paksha |
21 January | Thursday | Pradosh | Shukla Paksha |
06 February | Saturday | Shani Pradosh | Krishna Paksha |
20 February | Saturday | Shani Pradosh | Shukla Paksha |
06 March | Sunday | Pradosh | Krishna Paksha |
20 March | Sunday | Pradosh | Shukla Paksha |
05 April | Tuesday | Bhauma Pradosh | Krishna Paksha |
19 April | Tuesday | Bhauma Pradosh | Shukla Paksha |
04 May | Wednesday | Pradosh | Krishna Paksha |
19 May | Thursday | Pradosh | Shukla Paksha |
02 June | Thursday | Pradosh | Krishna Paksha |
17 June | Friday | Pradosh | Shukla Paksha |
02 July | Saturday | Shani Pradosh | Krishna Paksha |
17 July | Sunday | Pradosh | Shukla Paksha |
31 July | Sunday | Pradosh | Krishna Paksha |
15 August | Monday | Soma Pradosh | Shukla Paksha |
29 August | Monday | Soma Pradosh | Krishna Paksha |
14 September | Wednesday | Pradosh | Shukla Paksha |
28 September | Wednesday | Pradosh | Krishna Paksha |
13 October | Thursday | Pradosh | Shukla Paksha |
27 October | Thursday | Pradosh | Krishna Paksha |
12 November | Saturday | Shani Pradosh | Shukla Paksha |
26 November | Saturday | Shani Pradosh | Krishna Paksha |
11 December | Sunday | Pradosh | Shukla Paksha |
26 December | Monday | Soma Pradosh | Krishna Paksha |