Wednesday, July 29, 2026 (Wednesday) · Germany
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
1:12 PM – 3:10 PM
Sunrise 5:21 AM · Sunset 9:03 PM — all times local to Berlin
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 Berlin's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for Germany residents; the window above is computed from Berlin'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 | 1:12 PM – 3:10 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 7:19 AM – 9:16 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 11:14 AM – 1:12 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Jul 30 | 3:09 PM – 5:07 PM |
| Friday, Jul 31 | 11:15 AM – 1:12 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 1 | 9:19 AM – 11:15 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 2 | 7:00 PM – 8:56 PM |
| Monday, Aug 3 | 7:24 AM – 9:20 AM |
| Tuesday, Aug 4 | 5:02 PM – 6:57 PM |
| Wednesday, Aug 5 | 1:11 PM – 3:06 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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