Friday, September 25, 2026 (Friday) · Spain
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
12:35 PM – 2:06 PM
Sunrise 8:05 AM · Sunset 8:07 PM — all times local to Madrid
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 Madrid's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for Spain residents; the window above is computed from Madrid'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 | 12:35 PM – 2:06 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 5:06 PM – 6:36 PM |
| Gulika Kaal | 9:35 AM – 11:05 AM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Saturday, Sep 26 | 11:05 AM – 12:35 PM |
| Sunday, Sep 27 | 6:34 PM – 8:03 PM |
| Monday, Sep 28 | 9:37 AM – 11:06 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 29 | 5:02 PM – 6:31 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 30 | 2:04 PM – 3:33 PM |
| Thursday, Oct 1 | 3:32 PM – 5:00 PM |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 12:35 PM – 2:03 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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