Wednesday, August 5, 2026 (Wednesday) · India
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
11:55 AM – 1:34 PM
Sunrise 5:19 AM · Sunset 6:32 PM — all times local to Gaya
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 Gaya's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for other longitudes; the window above is computed from Gaya'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 | 11:55 AM – 1:34 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 6:58 AM – 8:37 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 10:16 AM – 11:55 AM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Aug 6 | 1:34 PM – 3:13 PM |
| Friday, Aug 7 | 10:16 AM – 11:55 AM |
| Saturday, Aug 8 | 8:38 AM – 10:16 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 9 | 4:50 PM – 6:29 PM |
| Monday, Aug 10 | 7:00 AM – 8:38 AM |
| Tuesday, Aug 11 | 3:11 PM – 4:49 PM |
| Wednesday, Aug 12 | 11:54 AM – 1:32 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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