Wednesday, August 5, 2026 (Wednesday) · Australia
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
12:16 PM – 1:31 PM
Sunrise 7:18 AM · Sunset 5:15 PM — all times local to Hobart
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 Hobart's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for Australia residents; the window above is computed from Hobart'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 | 12:16 PM – 1:31 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 8:32 AM – 9:47 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 11:02 AM – 12:16 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Aug 6 | 1:31 PM – 2:46 PM |
| Friday, Aug 7 | 11:01 AM – 12:16 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 8 | 9:45 AM – 11:01 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 9 | 4:04 PM – 5:20 PM |
| Monday, Aug 10 | 8:27 AM – 9:44 AM |
| Tuesday, Aug 11 | 2:49 PM – 4:05 PM |
| Wednesday, Aug 12 | 12:16 PM – 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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