Wednesday, July 29, 2026 (Wednesday) · India
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
12:36 PM – 2:19 PM
Sunrise 5:44 AM · Sunset 7:29 PM — all times local to Amritsar
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 Amritsar's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for other longitudes; the window above is computed from Amritsar'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 | 12:36 PM – 2:19 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 7:27 AM – 9:10 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 10:53 AM – 12:36 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Jul 30 | 2:19 PM – 4:02 PM |
| Friday, Jul 31 | 10:53 AM – 12:36 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 1 | 9:11 AM – 10:54 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 2 | 5:43 PM – 7:26 PM |
| Monday, Aug 3 | 7:29 AM – 9:12 AM |
| Tuesday, Aug 4 | 4:00 PM – 5:42 PM |
| Wednesday, Aug 5 | 12:36 PM – 2:18 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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