Friday, September 25, 2026 (Friday) · New Zealand
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
10:41 AM – 12:13 PM
Sunrise 6:06 AM · Sunset 6:19 PM — all times local to Auckland
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 Auckland's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for New Zealand residents; the window above is computed from Auckland'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 | 10:41 AM – 12:13 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 3:16 PM – 4:47 PM |
| Gulika Kaal | 7:38 AM – 9:09 AM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Saturday, Sep 26 | 9:08 AM – 10:40 AM |
| Sunday, Sep 27 | 5:48 PM – 7:21 PM |
| Monday, Sep 28 | 8:34 AM – 10:07 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 29 | 4:17 PM – 5:50 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 30 | 1:11 PM – 2:44 PM |
| Thursday, Oct 1 | 2:44 PM – 4:17 PM |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 11:37 AM – 1:10 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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