Thursday, September 24, 2026 (Thursday) · USA
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Sunrise 6:57 AM · Sunset 7:01 PM — all times local to Cupertino
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 Cupertino's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for USA residents; the window above is computed from Cupertino'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 | 2:30 PM – 4:00 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 6:57 AM – 8:28 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 9:58 AM – 11:29 AM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Friday, Sep 25 | 11:29 AM – 12:59 PM |
| Saturday, Sep 26 | 9:59 AM – 11:29 AM |
| Sunday, Sep 27 | 5:27 PM – 6:57 PM |
| Monday, Sep 28 | 8:30 AM – 9:59 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 29 | 3:56 PM – 5:25 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 30 | 12:57 PM – 2:26 PM |
| Thursday, Oct 1 | 2:25 PM – 3:54 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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