Saturday, September 26, 2026 (Saturday) · India
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
8:36 AM – 10:07 AM
Sunrise 5:36 AM · Sunset 5:39 PM — all times local to Cuttack
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 Cuttack's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for other longitudes; the window above is computed from Cuttack'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 | 8:36 AM – 10:07 AM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 1:08 PM – 2:38 PM |
| Gulika Kaal | 5:36 AM – 7:06 AM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Sunday, Sep 27 | 4:08 PM – 5:38 PM |
| Monday, Sep 28 | 7:06 AM – 8:36 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 29 | 2:36 PM – 4:06 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 30 | 11:36 AM – 1:06 PM |
| Thursday, Oct 1 | 1:05 PM – 2:35 PM |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 10:06 AM – 11:35 AM |
| Saturday, Oct 3 | 8:36 AM – 10:06 AM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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