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Sunday, May 1, 1988
📍 Columbus, OH, US
Festivals today
- Buddha Purnima (Vesak)all-india, diaspora
- Chitra Pournamitamil
Today
- Tithi
- Purnima (Shukla Paksha)
- until 7:41 PM
- Nakshatra
- Swati Pada 2
- Ruler: Rahu
- until 11:10 PM
- Yoga
- Siddhi
- until 2:43 PM
- Karana
- Bava
- until 7:41 PM
- Vara
- Sunday (Ravivara (Bhanuvara))
- Sun
- ↑ 6:31 AM · ↓ 8:26 PM
- Lagnam now
- Leo (Simha)
- 1 ghati 32 vinadi remaining
Timing windows
- Brahma Muhurta
- 4:55 AM – 5:43 AM
- Classical wake-up window for spiritual practice
- Abhijit Muhurta
- 1:17 PM – 1:41 PM
- Always-auspicious midday slot
- Nalla Neram (auspicious)
- Char 8:16 AM – 10:00 AM(day)Labh 10:00 AM – 11:44 AM(day)Amrit 11:44 AM – 1:29 PM(day)Shubh 3:13 PM – 4:57 PM(day)
- Rahu Kalam
- 6:42 PM – 8:26 PM
- 90-min inauspicious window — avoid new starts
- Yamagandam
- 1:29 PM – 3:13 PM
- Gulika Kalam
- 4:57 PM – 6:42 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
- Soma (Chandra)
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