Friday, September 25, 2026 (Friday) · UK
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
11:25 AM – 12:55 PM
Sunrise 6:54 AM · Sunset 6:55 PM — all times local to Reading
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 Reading's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for UK residents; the window above is computed from Reading'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 | 11:25 AM – 12:55 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 3:55 PM – 5:25 PM |
| Gulika Kaal | 8:24 AM – 9:54 AM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Saturday, Sep 26 | 9:55 AM – 11:25 AM |
| Sunday, Sep 27 | 5:21 PM – 6:50 PM |
| Monday, Sep 28 | 8:28 AM – 9:56 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 29 | 3:50 PM – 5:18 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 30 | 12:53 PM – 2:21 PM |
| Thursday, Oct 1 | 2:20 PM – 3:47 PM |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 11:26 AM – 12:52 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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