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Today's Rahu Kaal
Today's Rahu Kaal for your city, with live timing, plus Yamaganda, Gulika and the auspicious Abhijit muhurat. Rahu Kaal changes every day, so check the exact timing for your place. No birth details needed.
Rahu Kaal is built from sunrise and sunset, so the timing changes with the city.
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Rahu Kaal is a fixed 1/8 slot per weekday; this week's times are derived from today's sunrise-sunset (may vary by a minute or two).
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What is Rahu Kaal?
Rahu Kaal is an inauspicious window of about ninety minutes each day, considered unfavourable for starting new or important work. It is a fixed one-eighth slice of the time from sunrise to sunset, and it falls on a different slot each weekday. Because it is built from sunrise and sunset, its exact timing changes with the city and the date.
How is Rahu Kaal calculated?
The time from sunrise to sunset is divided into eight equal parts. Rahu Kaal is one of those parts, and which part depends on the weekday: the eighth on Sunday, the second on Monday, the seventh on Tuesday, and so on. Yamaganda and Gulika fall on their own fixed parts in the same way.
What should you avoid during Rahu Kaal?
Traditionally people avoid starting something new or important during Rahu Kaal, such as a journey, a purchase, a signing or an auspicious ceremony. Work already under way is usually continued. It is a guideline for beginnings, not a rule that stops everything. The Abhijit muhurat around midday is considered an auspicious window.
Why does Rahu Kaal change with the city?
Rahu Kaal is built from the local sunrise and sunset, which differ by place. On the same day two cities can have Rahu Kaal starting many minutes apart, so it must be computed for your specific location.
Rahu Kaal FAQ
Rahu Kaal is a roughly ninety-minute inauspicious window each day, considered unfavourable for starting important work. It is a fixed one-eighth slice of the sunrise-to-sunset time whose slot shifts by weekday.
The sunrise-to-sunset span is split into eight equal parts; Rahu Kaal is one of them, chosen by the weekday. Because it uses sunrise and sunset, the timing changes with city and date.
Rahu Kaal is built from the local sunrise and sunset, which differ by place. So two cities can show Rahu Kaal at different times on the same day.
People avoid starting something new or important, such as a journey, purchase, signing or ceremony, during Rahu Kaal. Work already under way is usually continued.
No. Rahu Kaal is the same for everyone in a place. Your personal muhurat also weighs your chart and the task. For that, ask Niyati.
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