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Tuesday, April 17, 1973
📍 Columbus, OH, US
Festivals today
- Buddha Purnima (Vesak)all-india, diaspora
- Chitra Pournamitamil
Today
- Tithi
- Purnima (Shukla Paksha)
- until 8:57 AM
- Nakshatra
- Chitra Pada 3
- Ruler: Mars
- until 2:14 PM
- Yoga
- Vajra
- until 6:49 AM
- Karana
- Bava
- until 8:57 AM
- Vara
- Tuesday (Mangalavara (Bhaumavara))
- Sun
- ↑ 5:51 AM · ↓ 7:11 PM
- Lagnam now
- Taurus (Vrishabha)
- 2 ghati 41 vinadi remaining
Timing windows
- Brahma Muhurta
- 4:15 AM – 5:03 AM
- Classical wake-up window for spiritual practice
- Abhijit Muhurta
- 12:19 PM – 12:43 PM
- Always-auspicious midday slot
- Nalla Neram (auspicious)
- Char 9:11 AM – 10:51 AM(day)Labh 10:51 AM – 12:31 PM(day)Amrit 12:31 PM – 2:11 PM(day)Shubh 3:51 PM – 5:31 PM(day)
- Rahu Kalam
- 3:51 PM – 5:31 PM
- 90-min inauspicious window — avoid new starts
- Yamagandam
- 9:11 AM – 10:51 AM
- Gulika Kalam
- 12:31 PM – 2:11 PM
Character
- Soolam direction
- North (Uttara)
- Avoid travel toward north today.
- Parigaram
- Jaggery (Vellam)
- Chandrashtama
- Punarvasu
- Inauspicious for natives whose janma nakshatra is Punarvasu.
- Naal
- Level-facing
- Level-facing day. Neutral — permits most activities but not preferred for major undertakings.
- Tithi devata
- Soma (Chandra)
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