Wednesday, July 29, 2026 (Wednesday) · France
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
1:56 PM – 3:50 PM
Sunrise 6:19 AM · Sunset 9:33 PM — all times local to Paris
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 Paris's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for France residents; the window above is computed from Paris'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 | 1:56 PM – 3:50 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 8:14 AM – 10:08 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 12:02 PM – 1:56 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Jul 30 | 3:50 PM – 5:44 PM |
| Friday, Jul 31 | 12:03 PM – 1:56 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 1 | 10:10 AM – 12:03 PM |
| Sunday, Aug 2 | 7:34 PM – 9:27 PM |
| Monday, Aug 3 | 8:18 AM – 10:11 AM |
| Tuesday, Aug 4 | 5:40 PM – 7:32 PM |
| Wednesday, Aug 5 | 1:56 PM – 3:47 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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