Wednesday, August 5, 2026 (Wednesday) · Hungary
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
12:49 PM – 2:40 PM
Sunrise 5:26 AM · Sunset 8:12 PM — all times local to Budapest
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 Budapest's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for Hungary residents; the window above is computed from Budapest'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 | 12:49 PM – 2:40 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 7:17 AM – 9:08 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 10:58 AM – 12:49 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Aug 6 | 2:39 PM – 4:30 PM |
| Friday, Aug 7 | 10:59 AM – 12:49 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 8 | 9:09 AM – 10:59 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 9 | 6:16 PM – 8:06 PM |
| Monday, Aug 10 | 7:22 AM – 9:10 AM |
| Tuesday, Aug 11 | 4:25 PM – 6:14 PM |
| Wednesday, Aug 12 | 12:48 PM – 2:36 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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