Wednesday, August 5, 2026 (Wednesday) · China
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
11:59 AM – 1:41 PM
Sunrise 5:13 AM · Sunset 6:46 PM — all times local to Shanghai
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 Shanghai's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for China residents; the window above is computed from Shanghai'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 – 1:41 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 6:54 AM – 8:36 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 10:18 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, Aug 6 | 1:41 PM – 3:22 PM |
| Friday, Aug 7 | 10:18 AM – 11:59 AM |
| Saturday, Aug 8 | 8:37 AM – 10:18 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 9 | 5:02 PM – 6:43 PM |
| Monday, Aug 10 | 6:57 AM – 8:37 AM |
| Tuesday, Aug 11 | 3:20 PM – 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday, Aug 12 | 11:58 AM – 1:39 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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