Wednesday, July 29, 2026 (Wednesday) · Switzerland
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
1:31 PM – 3:24 PM
Sunrise 6:00 AM · Sunset 9:03 PM — all times local to Zurich
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 Zurich's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for Switzerland residents; the window above is computed from Zurich'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 | 1:31 PM – 3:24 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 7:53 AM – 9:46 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 11:39 AM – 1:31 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Jul 30 | 3:24 PM – 5:17 PM |
| Friday, Jul 31 | 11:39 AM – 1:31 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 1 | 9:47 AM – 11:39 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 2 | 7:06 PM – 8:58 PM |
| Monday, Aug 3 | 7:57 AM – 9:49 AM |
| Tuesday, Aug 4 | 5:13 PM – 7:04 PM |
| Wednesday, Aug 5 | 1:31 PM – 3:22 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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