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Wednesday, October 18, 1939
📍 Columbus, OH, US
Festival today
- Skanda Sashti (Soorasamharam)(Kanda Shashti)tamil, south-india, diaspora
Today
- Tithi
- Shashthi (Shukla Paksha)
- Nakshatra
- Mula Pada 4
- Ruler: Ketu
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- Karana
- Taitila
- Vara
- Wednesday (Budhavara (Saumyavara))
- Sun
- ↑ 6:44 AM · ↓ 5:49 PM
- Lagnam now
- Scorpio (Vrishchika)
- 5 ghati 16 vinadi remaining
Timing windows
- Brahma Muhurta
- 5:08 AM – 5:56 AM
- Classical wake-up window for spiritual practice
- Abhijit Muhurta
- 12:05 PM – 12:29 PM
- Always-auspicious midday slot
- Nalla Neram (auspicious)
- Labh 6:44 AM – 8:07 AM(day)Amrit 8:07 AM – 9:31 AM(day)Shubh 10:54 AM – 12:17 PM(day)Char 3:03 PM – 4:26 PM(day)
- Rahu Kalam
- 12:17 PM – 1:40 PM
- 90-min inauspicious window — avoid new starts
- Yamagandam
- 8:07 AM – 9:31 AM
- Gulika Kalam
- 10:54 AM – 12:17 PM
Character
- Soolam direction
- North (Uttara)
- Avoid travel toward north today.
- Parigaram
- Sesame seeds or sesame-jaggery preparation
- Chandrashtama
- Uttara Phalguni
- Inauspicious for natives whose janma nakshatra is Uttara Phalguni.
- Naal
- Downward-facing
- Downward-facing day. Inauspicious for new beginnings; routine work, grounding, and rest only.
- Tithi devata
- Karthikeya (Subramanya)
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