Daily Calendar
Monday, May 8, 1944
📍 Columbus, OH, US
Festival today
- Buddha Purnima (Vesak)all-india, diaspora
Today
- Tithi
- Pratipada (Krishna Paksha)
- Nakshatra
- Vishakha Pada 3
- Ruler: Jupiter
- Yoga
- Variyana
- Karana
- Balava
- Vara
- Monday (Somavara (Induvara))
- Sun
- ↑ 6:23 AM · ↓ 8:32 PM
- Lagnam now
- Scorpio (Vrishchika)
- 0 ghati 25 vinadi remaining
Timing windows
- Brahma Muhurta
- 4:47 AM – 5:35 AM
- Classical wake-up window for spiritual practice
- Abhijit Muhurta
- 1:16 PM – 1:40 PM
- Always-auspicious midday slot
- Nalla Neram (auspicious)
- Amrit 6:23 AM – 8:09 AM(day)Shubh 9:56 AM – 11:42 AM(day)Char 3:14 PM – 5:00 PM(day)Labh 5:00 PM – 6:46 PM(day)
- Rahu Kalam
- 8:09 AM – 9:56 AM
- 90-min inauspicious window — avoid new starts
- Yamagandam
- 11:42 AM – 1:28 PM
- Gulika Kalam
- 3:14 PM – 5:00 PM
Character
- Soolam direction
- East (Purva)
- Avoid travel toward east today.
- Parigaram
- Curd or buttermilk (Thayir / Moru)
- Chandrashtama
- Ashlesha
- Inauspicious for natives whose janma nakshatra is Ashlesha.
- Naal
- Downward-facing
- Downward-facing day. Inauspicious for new beginnings; routine work, grounding, and rest only.
- Tithi devata
- Brahma
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