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Sunday, April 23, 1978
📍 Columbus, OH, US
Festival today
- Buddha Purnima (Vesak)all-india, diaspora
Today
- Tithi
- Pratipada (Krishna Paksha)
- until 8:50 PM
- Nakshatra
- Swati Pada 3
- Ruler: Rahu
- until 5:30 PM
- Yoga
- Siddhi
- until 10:57 PM
- Karana
- Balava
- until 10:01 AM
- Vara
- Sunday (Ravivara (Bhanuvara))
- Sun
- ↑ 5:42 AM · ↓ 7:17 PM
- Lagnam now
- Aries (Mesha)
- 0 ghati 21 vinadi remaining
Timing windows
- Brahma Muhurta
- 4:06 AM – 4:54 AM
- Classical wake-up window for spiritual practice
- Abhijit Muhurta
- 12:18 PM – 12:42 PM
- Always-auspicious midday slot
- Nalla Neram (auspicious)
- Char 7:24 AM – 9:06 AM(day)Labh 9:06 AM – 10:48 AM(day)Amrit 10:48 AM – 12:30 PM(day)Shubh 2:12 PM – 3:54 PM(day)
- Rahu Kalam
- 5:35 PM – 7:17 PM
- 90-min inauspicious window — avoid new starts
- Yamagandam
- 12:30 PM – 2:12 PM
- Gulika Kalam
- 3:54 PM – 5:35 PM
Character
- Soolam direction
- West (Pashchima)
- Avoid travel toward west today.
- Parigaram
- Betel leaf and areca nut (Vetrilai-Pakku)
- Chandrashtama
- Pushya
- Inauspicious for natives whose janma nakshatra is Pushya.
- Naal
- Downward-facing
- Downward-facing day. Inauspicious for new beginnings; routine work, grounding, and rest only.
- Tithi devata
- Brahma
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