Friday, September 25, 2026 (Friday) · USA
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
11:53 AM – 1:23 PM
Sunrise 7:22 AM · Sunset 7:23 PM — all times local to Columbus
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 Columbus's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for USA residents; the window above is computed from Columbus'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 | 11:53 AM – 1:23 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 4:23 PM – 5:53 PM |
| Gulika Kaal | 8:52 AM – 10:22 AM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Saturday, Sep 26 | 10:23 AM – 11:53 AM |
| Sunday, Sep 27 | 5:51 PM – 7:20 PM |
| Monday, Sep 28 | 8:54 AM – 10:23 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 29 | 4:19 PM – 5:48 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 30 | 1:21 PM – 2:50 PM |
| Thursday, Oct 1 | 2:49 PM – 4:17 PM |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 11:53 AM – 1:20 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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