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Sunday, April 17, 1859
📍 Columbus, OH, US
Festivals today
- Buddha Purnima (Vesak)all-india, diaspora
- Chitra Pournamitamil
Today
- Tithi
- Pratipada (Krishna Paksha)
- Nakshatra
- Chitra Pada 4
- Ruler: Mars
- Yoga
- Vajra
- Karana
- Balava
- Vara
- Sunday (Ravivara (Bhanuvara))
- Sun
- ↑ 5:55 AM · ↓ 7:15 PM
- Lagnam now
- Leo (Simha)
- 1 ghati 5 vinadi remaining
Timing windows
- Brahma Muhurta
- 4:19 AM – 5:07 AM
- Classical wake-up window for spiritual practice
- Abhijit Muhurta
- 12:23 PM – 12:47 PM
- Always-auspicious midday slot
- Nalla Neram (auspicious)
- Char 7:35 AM – 9:15 AM(day)Labh 9:15 AM – 10:55 AM(day)Amrit 10:55 AM – 12:35 PM(day)Shubh 2:15 PM – 3:55 PM(day)
- Rahu Kalam
- 5:35 PM – 7:15 PM
- 90-min inauspicious window — avoid new starts
- Yamagandam
- 12:35 PM – 2:15 PM
- Gulika Kalam
- 3:55 PM – 5:35 PM
Character
- Soolam direction
- West (Pashchima)
- Avoid travel toward west today.
- Parigaram
- Betel leaf and areca nut (Vetrilai-Pakku)
- Chandrashtama
- Punarvasu
- Inauspicious for natives whose janma nakshatra is Punarvasu.
- Naal
- Level-facing
- Level-facing day. Neutral — permits most activities but not preferred for major undertakings.
- Tithi devata
- Brahma
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