Wednesday, July 29, 2026 (Wednesday) · India
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
11:29 AM – 1:09 PM
Sunrise 4:47 AM · Sunset 6:11 PM — all times local to Guwahati
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 Guwahati's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for other longitudes; the window above is computed from Guwahati'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 | 11:29 AM – 1:09 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 6:27 AM – 8:08 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 9:48 AM – 11:29 AM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Jul 30 | 1:09 PM – 2:50 PM |
| Friday, Jul 31 | 9:49 AM – 11:29 AM |
| Saturday, Aug 1 | 8:08 AM – 9:49 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 2 | 4:29 PM – 6:09 PM |
| Monday, Aug 3 | 6:29 AM – 8:09 AM |
| Tuesday, Aug 4 | 2:48 PM – 4:28 PM |
| Wednesday, Aug 5 | 11:28 AM – 1:08 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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