Pradosh Vrat 2026 Ames, Iowa, United States
Ames time: CST, CDT 8 Mar–1 Nov
When is the next Pradosh Vrat in Ames?
Friday 6 November
Pradosh Vrat is on Fri 6 Nov: Trayodashi holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Pradosh Vrat in January 2026 CST
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Thu1517:08–20:02Pradosh puja muhurat
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Fri3017:26–20:15Pradosh puja muhurat
Pradosh Vrat in February 2026 CST
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Sat1417:46–20:26Pradosh puja muhurat
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Sat2818:03–20:36Pradosh puja muhurat
Pradosh Vrat in March 2026 CDT
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Mon1619:22–21:46Pradosh puja muhurat
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Sun2919:36–21:53Pradosh puja muhurat
Pradosh Vrat in April 2026 CDT
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Tue1419:54–22:02Pradosh puja muhurat
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Tue2820:10–22:10Pradosh puja muhurat
Pradosh Vrat in May 2026 CDT
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Thu1420:27–22:20Pradosh puja muhurat
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Thu2820:40–22:28Pradosh puja muhurat
Pradosh Vrat in June 2026 CDT
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Fri1220:50–22:36Pradosh puja muhurat
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Fri2620:54–22:39Pradosh puja muhurat
Pradosh Vrat in July 2026 CDT
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Sat1120:50–22:38Pradosh puja muhurat
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Sun2620:39–22:32Pradosh puja muhurat
Pradosh Vrat in August 2026 CDT
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Sun920:22–22:21Pradosh puja muhurat
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Mon2420:00–22:07Pradosh puja muhurat
Pradosh Vrat in September 2026 CDT
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Tue819:35–21:50Pradosh puja muhurat
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Wed2319:09–21:32Pradosh puja muhurat
Pradosh Vrat in October 2026 CDT
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Wed718:45–21:16Pradosh puja muhurat
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Fri2318:20–20:59Pradosh puja muhurat
Pradosh Vrat in November 2026 CST
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Fri617:02–19:48Pradosh puja muhurat
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Sat2116:48–19:41Pradosh puja muhurat
Pradosh Vrat in December 2026 CST
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Sat516:42–19:39Pradosh puja muhurat
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Mon2116:46–19:44Pradosh puja muhurat
Why does Pradosh Vrat fall on these dates?
The next one, Fri 6 Nov, in Ames
Pradosh Vrat is on Fri 6 Nov: Trayodashi holds all of pradosha that evening, and no other.
Pradosha is Dwadashi; Trayodashi begins at 23:01.
Trayodashi holds all of pradosha, 17:02–19:48. Trayodashi: 23:01 Thu to 23:18.
One row per day, on one clock (UTC−6). Band: the tithi. Box: Pradosha. Light strip: day; dark strip: night.
Shiva’s Pradosh puja is done in pradosha, the 3 muhurtas after sunset. Trayodashi runs from 23:01 on Thu 5 Nov to 23:18 on Fri 6 Nov, so only Friday’s pradosha (17:02–19:48) falls within it. No text giving Pradosh Vrat’s time was found; pradosha is Tithika’s convention.
The rule
Every Shukla and Krishna Trayodashi
Shiva’s Pradosh puja is done in pradosha, the 3 muhurtas after sunset.
- Smarta
- the evening whose pradosha Trayodashi holds: Tithika’s convention, since no text gives the time.
- Vaishnava
- the Smarta day.