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Thursday, August 21, 2036
📍 Columbus, OH, US
Festival today
- Mahalaya Amavasya(Sarvapitri Amavasya)all-india
Today
- Tithi
- Amavasya (Krishna Paksha)
- until 1:40 PM
- Nakshatra
- Magha Pada 1
- Ruler: Ketu
- until 3:07 AM
- Yoga
- Parigha
- until 7:01 PM
- Karana
- Naga
- until 1:40 PM
- Vara
- Thursday (Guruvara (Brihaspativara))
- Sun
- ↑ 6:50 AM · ↓ 8:19 PM
- Lagnam now
- Virgo (Kanya)
- 5 ghati 11 vinadi remaining
Timing windows
- Brahma Muhurta
- 5:14 AM – 6:02 AM
- Classical wake-up window for spiritual practice
- Abhijit Muhurta
- 1:23 PM – 1:47 PM
- Always-auspicious midday slot
- Nalla Neram (auspicious)
- Shubh 6:50 AM – 8:31 AM(day)Char 11:53 AM – 1:35 PM(day)Labh 1:35 PM – 3:16 PM(day)Amrit 3:16 PM – 4:57 PM(day)
- Rahu Kalam
- 3:16 PM – 4:57 PM
- 90-min inauspicious window — avoid new starts
- Yamagandam
- 6:50 AM – 8:31 AM
- Gulika Kalam
- 10:12 AM – 11:53 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
- Pitrs (ancestors)
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