Friday, September 25, 2026 (Friday) · Italy
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
11:31 AM – 1:01 PM
Sunrise 7:00 AM · Sunset 7:02 PM — all times local to Rome
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 Rome's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for Italy residents; the window above is computed from Rome'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 | 11:31 AM – 1:01 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 4:01 PM – 5:32 PM |
| Gulika Kaal | 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Saturday, Sep 26 | 10:01 AM – 11:31 AM |
| Sunday, Sep 27 | 5:29 PM – 6:58 PM |
| Monday, Sep 28 | 8:32 AM – 10:01 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 29 | 3:57 PM – 5:26 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 30 | 12:59 PM – 2:28 PM |
| Thursday, Oct 1 | 2:27 PM – 3:55 PM |
| Friday, Oct 2 | 11:31 AM – 12:59 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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