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Sunday, August 17, 1879
📍 Columbus, OH, US
Festival today
- Mahalaya Amavasya(Sarvapitri Amavasya)all-india
Today
- Tithi
- Amavasya (Krishna Paksha)
- Nakshatra
- Ashlesha Pada 4
- Ruler: Mercury
- Yoga
- Variyana
- Karana
- Naga
- Vara
- Sunday (Ravivara (Bhanuvara))
- Sun
- ↑ 5:48 AM · ↓ 7:30 PM
- Lagnam now
- Libra (Tula)
- 4 ghati 50 vinadi remaining
Timing windows
- Brahma Muhurta
- 4:12 AM – 5:00 AM
- Classical wake-up window for spiritual practice
- Abhijit Muhurta
- 12:27 PM – 12:51 PM
- Always-auspicious midday slot
- Nalla Neram (auspicious)
- Char 7:31 AM – 9:14 AM(day)Labh 9:14 AM – 10:57 AM(day)Amrit 10:57 AM – 12:39 PM(day)Shubh 2:22 PM – 4:05 PM(day)
- Rahu Kalam
- 5:48 PM – 7:30 PM
- 90-min inauspicious window — avoid new starts
- Yamagandam
- 12:39 PM – 2:22 PM
- Gulika Kalam
- 4:05 PM – 5:48 PM
Character
- Soolam direction
- West (Pashchima)
- Avoid travel toward west today.
- Parigaram
- Betel leaf and areca nut (Vetrilai-Pakku)
- Chandrashtama
- Bharani
- Inauspicious for natives whose janma nakshatra is Bharani.
- Naal
- Level-facing
- Level-facing day. Neutral — permits most activities but not preferred for major undertakings.
- Tithi devata
- Pitrs (ancestors)
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