Wednesday, August 5, 2026 (Wednesday) · Sri Lanka
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
12:15 PM – 1:49 PM
Sunrise 6:00 AM · Sunset 6:31 PM — all times local to Jaffna
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 Jaffna's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for Sri Lanka residents; the window above is computed from Jaffna'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 | 12:15 PM – 1:49 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 7:34 AM – 9:08 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 10:42 AM – 12:15 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Aug 6 | 1:49 PM – 3:23 PM |
| Friday, Aug 7 | 10:41 AM – 12:15 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 8 | 9:08 AM – 10:41 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 9 | 4:56 PM – 6:29 PM |
| Monday, Aug 10 | 7:34 AM – 9:08 AM |
| Tuesday, Aug 11 | 3:22 PM – 4:55 PM |
| Wednesday, Aug 12 | 12:14 PM – 1:48 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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