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Thursday, April 18, 1867
📍 Columbus, OH, US
Festivals today
- Buddha Purnima (Vesak)all-india, diaspora
- Chitra Pournamitamil
Today
- Tithi
- Purnima (Shukla Paksha)
- Nakshatra
- Chitra Pada 3
- Ruler: Mars
- Yoga
- Harshana
- Karana
- Bava
- Vara
- Thursday (Guruvara (Brihaspativara))
- Sun
- ↑ 5:54 AM · ↓ 7:16 PM
- Lagnam now
- Leo (Simha)
- 2 ghati 23 vinadi remaining
Timing windows
- Brahma Muhurta
- 4:18 AM – 5:06 AM
- Classical wake-up window for spiritual practice
- Abhijit Muhurta
- 12:23 PM – 12:47 PM
- Always-auspicious midday slot
- Nalla Neram (auspicious)
- Shubh 5:54 AM – 7:34 AM(day)Char 10:55 AM – 12:35 PM(day)Labh 12:35 PM – 2:15 PM(day)Amrit 2:15 PM – 3:55 PM(day)
- Rahu Kalam
- 2:15 PM – 3:55 PM
- 90-min inauspicious window — avoid new starts
- Yamagandam
- 5:54 AM – 7:34 AM
- Gulika Kalam
- 9:14 AM – 10:55 AM
Character
- Soolam direction
- South (Dakshina)
- Avoid travel toward south today.
- Parigaram
- Cooked rice with curd (Thayir Sadam) or yogurt rice
- 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
- Soma (Chandra)
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