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Friday, October 18, 1996
📍 Columbus, OH, US
Festival today
- Skanda Sashti (Soorasamharam)(Kanda Shashti)tamil, south-india, diaspora
Today
- Tithi
- Saptami (Shukla Paksha)
- until 3:16 AM
- Nakshatra
- Purva Ashadha Pada 1
- Ruler: Venus
- until 3:46 AM
- Yoga
- Atiganda
- until 1:18 PM
- Karana
- Garaja
- until 4:15 PM
- Vara
- Friday (Shukravara (Bhriguvara))
- Sun
- ↑ 7:45 AM · ↓ 6:48 PM
- Lagnam now
- Taurus (Vrishabha)
- 3 ghati 11 vinadi remaining
Timing windows
- Brahma Muhurta
- 6:09 AM – 6:57 AM
- Classical wake-up window for spiritual practice
- Abhijit Muhurta
- 1:05 PM – 1:29 PM
- Always-auspicious midday slot
- Nalla Neram (auspicious)
- Char 7:45 AM – 9:08 AM(day)Labh 9:08 AM – 10:31 AM(day)Amrit 10:31 AM – 11:54 AM(day)Shubh 1:17 PM – 2:39 PM(day)
- Rahu Kalam
- 11:54 AM – 1:17 PM
- 90-min inauspicious window — avoid new starts
- Yamagandam
- 2:39 PM – 4:02 PM
- Gulika Kalam
- 9:08 AM – 10:31 AM
Character
- Soolam direction
- West (Pashchima)
- Avoid travel toward west today.
- Parigaram
- Cow's ghee (Pasu Nei)
- Chandrashtama
- Hasta
- Inauspicious for natives whose janma nakshatra is Hasta.
- Naal
- Downward-facing
- Downward-facing day. Inauspicious for new beginnings; routine work, grounding, and rest only.
- Tithi devata
- Surya
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