Doing  the  Sandhya Vandanam  (Obeisance to the  Dawn) at

what time ?.

It is said the Sandhya Vandanam is performed three times a day.

The day is divided into  three parts which is compared with the LIfe.The first one is birth (production), the second is , full blooming (development) and the third is destruction (death). In a Day  30 minutes before the  Sun rise in the morning all the Stars in the sky disappear.The Sandhya Vandanam (Obeisance to the Dawn) must be begun before the Starts vanish and finish when the Sun rises completely  in the East. The Second time when the Sun in the middle,  almost at 12 noon.  And the third time  Sandhya Vandanam is to be performed in the twilight before the Sun sets in the west ( means 30 minutes before ).

 The Day is divided into 24 hours or 60 Ghatikas  which is  defined in the Astrology. 24 hours are equal to 60 Ghatikas. One hour is equal  two and a half Ghatikas. Thirty minutes is equal to one Ghatika and 30 Vighatikas . So approximately calculate the time for the Sandhya Vandanam and do it timely and regularly. “  Naa Gayatryah Param Mantram ”. Savitri is another name for Gayatri. So worshipoubg  the Gayatri Maha mantrah  at that time.