Wednesday, July 29, 2026 (Wednesday) · India
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
12:53 PM – 2:32 PM
Sunrise 6:17 AM · Sunset 7:28 PM — all times local to Rajkot
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 Rajkot's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for other longitudes; the window above is computed from Rajkot'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 | 12:53 PM – 2:32 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 7:56 AM – 9:35 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 11:14 AM – 12:53 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Jul 30 | 2:31 PM – 4:10 PM |
| Friday, Jul 31 | 11:14 AM – 12:53 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 1 | 9:35 AM – 11:14 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 2 | 5:48 PM – 7:26 PM |
| Monday, Aug 3 | 7:57 AM – 9:36 AM |
| Tuesday, Aug 4 | 4:09 PM – 5:47 PM |
| Wednesday, Aug 5 | 12:52 PM – 2:30 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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