Wednesday, July 29, 2026 (Wednesday) · Italy
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
1:16 PM – 3:05 PM
Sunrise 6:00 AM · Sunset 8:31 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 | 1:16 PM – 3:05 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 7:49 AM – 9:38 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 11:27 AM – 1:16 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Jul 30 | 3:04 PM – 4:53 PM |
| Friday, Jul 31 | 11:27 AM – 1:16 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 1 | 9:39 AM – 11:27 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 2 | 6:39 PM – 8:27 PM |
| Monday, Aug 3 | 7:53 AM – 9:40 AM |
| Tuesday, Aug 4 | 4:50 PM – 6:37 PM |
| Wednesday, Aug 5 | 1:15 PM – 3:02 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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