Wednesday, August 5, 2026 (Wednesday) · UK
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
1:09 PM – 3:03 PM
Sunrise 5:33 AM · Sunset 8:44 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 | 1:09 PM – 3:03 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 7:27 AM – 9:21 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 11:15 AM – 1:09 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Aug 6 | 3:02 PM – 4:56 PM |
| Friday, Aug 7 | 11:16 AM – 1:09 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 8 | 9:23 AM – 11:16 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 9 | 6:45 PM – 8:37 PM |
| Monday, Aug 10 | 7:33 AM – 9:25 AM |
| Tuesday, Aug 11 | 4:51 PM – 6:42 PM |
| Wednesday, Aug 12 | 1:08 PM – 2:59 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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