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Thursday, January 15, 1998
📍 Columbus, OH, US
Festivals today
- Pongaltamil
- Makara Sankranti(Uttarayana)all-india
- Makara Vilakkukerala, malayalam, south-india
Today
- Tithi
- Tritiya (Krishna Paksha)
- until 3:27 PM
- Nakshatra
- Magha Pada 2
- Ruler: Ketu
- until 2:43 AM
- Yoga
- Ayushmana
- until 4:40 PM
- Karana
- Vishti(Bhadra)
- until 3:27 PM
- Vara
- Thursday (Guruvara (Brihaspativara))
- Sun
- ↑ 7:51 AM · ↓ 5:30 PM
- Lagnam now
- Cancer (Karka)
- 2 ghati 22 vinadi remaining
Timing windows
- Brahma Muhurta
- 6:15 AM – 7:03 AM
- Classical wake-up window for spiritual practice
- Abhijit Muhurta
- 12:29 PM – 12:53 PM
- Always-auspicious midday slot
- Nalla Neram (auspicious)
- Shubh 7:51 AM – 9:04 AM(day)Char 11:29 AM – 12:41 PM(day)Labh 12:41 PM – 1:53 PM(day)Amrit 1:53 PM – 3:06 PM(day)
- Rahu Kalam
- 1:53 PM – 3:06 PM
- 90-min inauspicious window — avoid new starts
- Yamagandam
- 7:51 AM – 9:04 AM
- Gulika Kalam
- 10:16 AM – 11:29 AM
Character
- Soolam direction
- South (Dakshina)
- Avoid travel toward south today.
- Parigaram
- Cooked rice with curd (Thayir Sadam) or yogurt rice
- 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
- Vishnu
- ⚠ Bhadra/Vishti karana active — avoid auspicious activities until karana ends.
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