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Wednesday, October 18, 1882
📍 Columbus, OH, US
Festival today
- Skanda Sashti (Soorasamharam)(Kanda Shashti)tamil, south-india, diaspora
Today
- Tithi
- Shashthi (Shukla Paksha)
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha Pada 1
- Ruler: Venus
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- Karana
- Taitila
- Vara
- Wednesday (Budhavara (Saumyavara))
- Sun
- ↑ 6:49 AM · ↓ 5:52 PM
- Lagnam now
- Cancer (Karka)
- 3 ghati 17 vinadi remaining
Timing windows
- Brahma Muhurta
- 5:13 AM – 6:01 AM
- Classical wake-up window for spiritual practice
- Abhijit Muhurta
- 12:09 PM – 12:33 PM
- Always-auspicious midday slot
- Nalla Neram (auspicious)
- Labh 6:49 AM – 8:12 AM(day)Amrit 8:12 AM – 9:35 AM(day)Shubh 10:58 AM – 12:21 PM(day)Char 3:06 PM – 4:29 PM(day)
- Rahu Kalam
- 12:21 PM – 1:44 PM
- 90-min inauspicious window — avoid new starts
- Yamagandam
- 8:12 AM – 9:35 AM
- Gulika Kalam
- 10:58 AM – 12:21 PM
Character
- Soolam direction
- North (Uttara)
- Avoid travel toward north today.
- Parigaram
- Sesame seeds or sesame-jaggery preparation
- Chandrashtama
- Hasta
- Inauspicious for natives whose janma nakshatra is Hasta.
- Naal
- Downward-facing
- Downward-facing day. Inauspicious for new beginnings; routine work, grounding, and rest only.
- Tithi devata
- Karthikeya (Subramanya)
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