Tuesday, August 4, 2026 (Tuesday) · USA
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
4:39 PM – 6:23 PM
Sunrise 6:18 AM · Sunset 8:06 PM — all times local to Albuquerque
Rahu Kaal is the daily inauspicious period ruled by Rahu — traditionally avoided for beginnings: journeys, purchases, signings, and new ventures. It is one-eighth of the local day (sunrise to sunset), and its position depends on the weekday — which is why Albuquerque's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for USA residents; the window above is computed from Albuquerque's actual sunrise today.
Rahu Kaal is one of three inauspicious windows the tradition marks each day. All three divide the same sunrise-to-sunset span into eight parts; the weekday decides which part each takes.
| Rahu Kaal | 4:39 PM – 6:23 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 9:45 AM – 11:28 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 1:12 PM – 2:55 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Wednesday, Aug 5 | 1:12 PM – 2:55 PM |
| Thursday, Aug 6 | 2:55 PM – 4:38 PM |
| Friday, Aug 7 | 11:29 AM – 1:12 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 8 | 9:46 AM – 11:29 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 9 | 6:19 PM – 8:01 PM |
| Monday, Aug 10 | 8:05 AM – 9:47 AM |
| Tuesday, Aug 11 | 4:35 PM – 6:17 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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