Thursday, September 24, 2026 (Thursday) · Canada
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
2:34 PM – 4:04 PM
Sunrise 7:02 AM · Sunset 7:05 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 | 2:34 PM – 4:04 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 7:02 AM – 8:32 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 10:03 AM – 11:33 AM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Friday, Sep 25 | 11:33 AM – 1:03 PM |
| Saturday, Sep 26 | 10:04 AM – 11:33 AM |
| Sunday, Sep 27 | 5:30 PM – 6:59 PM |
| Monday, Sep 28 | 8:36 AM – 10:05 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 29 | 3:58 PM – 5:26 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 30 | 1:01 PM – 2:29 PM |
| Thursday, Oct 1 | 2:28 PM – 3:56 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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