Friday, September 25, 2026 (Friday) · India
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
11:09 AM – 12:39 PM
Sunrise 6:37 AM · Sunset 6:41 PM — all times local to Junagadh
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 Junagadh's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for other longitudes; the window above is computed from Junagadh'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 | 11:09 AM – 12:39 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 3:40 PM – 5:11 PM |
| Gulika Kaal | 8:08 AM – 9:38 AM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Saturday, Sep 26 | 9:38 AM – 11:09 AM |
| Sunday, Sep 27 | 5:09 PM – 6:39 PM |
| Monday, Sep 28 | 8:08 AM – 9:38 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 29 | 3:38 PM – 5:08 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 30 | 12:38 PM – 2:07 PM |
| Thursday, Oct 1 | 2:07 PM – 3:36 PM |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 11:07 AM – 12:37 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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