Wednesday, August 5, 2026 (Wednesday) · USA
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
1:21 PM – 3:08 PM
Sunrise 6:11 AM · Sunset 8:31 PM — all times local to Buffalo
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 Buffalo's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for USA residents; the window above is computed from Buffalo'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 | 1:21 PM – 3:08 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 7:58 AM – 9:46 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 11:33 AM – 1:21 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Aug 6 | 3:08 PM – 4:55 PM |
| Friday, Aug 7 | 11:33 AM – 1:20 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 8 | 9:47 AM – 11:34 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 9 | 6:39 PM – 8:25 PM |
| Monday, Aug 10 | 8:02 AM – 9:48 AM |
| Tuesday, Aug 11 | 4:51 PM – 6:37 PM |
| Wednesday, Aug 12 | 1:20 PM – 3:05 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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