Tuesday, July 28, 2026 (Tuesday) · Canada
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
5:08 PM – 7:02 PM
Sunrise 5:39 AM · Sunset 8:57 PM — all times local to Vancouver
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 Vancouver's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for Canada residents; the window above is computed from Vancouver'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 | 5:08 PM – 7:02 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 9:28 AM – 11:23 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 1:18 PM – 3:13 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Wednesday, Jul 29 | 1:18 PM – 3:13 PM |
| Thursday, Jul 30 | 3:12 PM – 5:06 PM |
| Friday, Jul 31 | 11:24 AM – 1:18 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 1 | 9:31 AM – 11:24 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 2 | 6:57 PM – 8:50 PM |
| Monday, Aug 3 | 7:40 AM – 9:32 AM |
| Tuesday, Aug 4 | 5:02 PM – 6:55 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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