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Wednesday, August 20, 1952
📍 Columbus, OH, US
Festival today
- Mahalaya Amavasya(Sarvapitri Amavasya)all-india
Today
- Tithi
- Amavasya (Krishna Paksha)
- Nakshatra
- Magha Pada 1
- Ruler: Ketu
- Yoga
- Parigha
- Karana
- Naga
- Vara
- Wednesday (Budhavara (Saumyavara))
- Sun
- ↑ 6:48 AM · ↓ 8:22 PM
- Lagnam now
- Scorpio (Vrishchika)
- 5 ghati 14 vinadi remaining
Timing windows
- Brahma Muhurta
- 5:12 AM – 6:00 AM
- Classical wake-up window for spiritual practice
- Abhijit Muhurta
- 1:23 PM – 1:47 PM
- Always-auspicious midday slot
- Nalla Neram (auspicious)
- Labh 6:48 AM – 8:30 AM(day)Amrit 8:30 AM – 10:11 AM(day)Shubh 11:53 AM – 1:35 PM(day)Char 4:58 PM – 6:40 PM(day)
- Rahu Kalam
- 1:35 PM – 3:17 PM
- 90-min inauspicious window — avoid new starts
- Yamagandam
- 8:30 AM – 10:11 AM
- Gulika Kalam
- 11:53 AM – 1:35 PM
Character
- Soolam direction
- North (Uttara)
- Avoid travel toward north today.
- Parigaram
- Sesame seeds or sesame-jaggery preparation
- Chandrashtama
- Krittika
- Inauspicious for natives whose janma nakshatra is Krittika.
- Naal
- Level-facing
- Level-facing day. Neutral — permits most activities but not preferred for major undertakings.
- Tithi devata
- Pitrs (ancestors)
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