Saturday, September 26, 2026 (Saturday) · UK
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
10:02 AM – 11:32 AM
Sunrise 7:03 AM · Sunset 6:59 PM — all times local to Preston
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 Preston's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for UK residents; the window above is computed from Preston'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 | 10:02 AM – 11:32 AM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 2:31 PM – 4:00 PM |
| Gulika Kaal | 7:03 AM – 8:33 AM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Sunday, Sep 27 | 5:28 PM – 6:57 PM |
| Monday, Sep 28 | 8:35 AM – 10:04 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 29 | 3:56 PM – 5:24 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 30 | 1:00 PM – 2:27 PM |
| Thursday, Oct 1 | 2:26 PM – 3:53 PM |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 11:33 AM – 12:59 PM |
| Saturday, Oct 3 | 10:07 AM – 11:33 AM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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