Friday, September 25, 2026 (Friday) · New Zealand
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
10:49 AM – 12:21 PM
Sunrise 6:14 AM · Sunset 6:29 PM — all times local to Christchurch
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 Christchurch's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for New Zealand residents; the window above is computed from Christchurch'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 | 10:49 AM – 12:21 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 3:25 PM – 4:57 PM |
| Gulika Kaal | 7:46 AM – 9:17 AM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Saturday, Sep 26 | 9:16 AM – 10:49 AM |
| Sunday, Sep 27 | 5:58 PM – 7:31 PM |
| Monday, Sep 28 | 8:41 AM – 10:14 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 29 | 4:27 PM – 6:00 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 30 | 1:19 PM – 2:53 PM |
| Thursday, Oct 1 | 2:53 PM – 4:27 PM |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 11:44 AM – 1:19 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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