Wednesday, July 29, 2026 (Wednesday) · Saudi Arabia
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
11:59 AM – 1:39 PM
Sunrise 5:19 AM · Sunset 6:39 PM — all times local to Riyadh
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 Riyadh's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for Saudi Arabia residents; the window above is computed from Riyadh'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 | 11:59 AM – 1:39 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 6:59 AM – 8:39 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 10:19 AM – 11:59 AM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Jul 30 | 1:39 PM – 3:19 PM |
| Friday, Jul 31 | 10:19 AM – 11:59 AM |
| Saturday, Aug 1 | 8:40 AM – 10:19 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 2 | 4:57 PM – 6:37 PM |
| Monday, Aug 3 | 7:01 AM – 8:40 AM |
| Tuesday, Aug 4 | 3:17 PM – 4:56 PM |
| Wednesday, Aug 5 | 11:59 AM – 1:38 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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