Auspicious timing
Today's Rahu Kaal
When today's Rahu Kaal starts and ends, for your city, along with Yamaganda and Gulika Kaal. Precise astronomical calculation, free.
What is Rahu Kaal?
Rahu Kaal is one of eight equal divisions of the day, fixed by the weekday, and traditionally avoided for starting new auspicious work (beginning travel, a new venture, a house-warming).
It changes every day because sunrise and sunset shift with city and season, so knowing the correct Rahu Kaal time needs your city's actual sunrise-sunset, not a fixed clock time.
Yamaganda and Gulika Kaal are two more periods fixed the same way, by dividing the day into eight parts, traditionally considered less favourable.
FAQ
Questions about Rahu Kaal
Why isn't Rahu Kaal at the same time every day? +
Rahu Kaal is one of eight equal divisions of the day, and the day is measured from sunrise to sunset. Sunrise-sunset times shift with city, season and weekday, so Rahu Kaal's start time and length shift slightly every day too.
Should no work be done at all during Rahu Kaal? +
It is traditionally avoided for starting new auspicious work (beginning travel, a new venture, a house-warming). Routine daily tasks, office work, or continuing work already underway are not generally treated as restricted.
What is the difference between Yamaganda and Gulika Kaal? +
All three are fixed by dividing the day into eight equal parts, but fall in a different part for each weekday. All three are traditionally considered less favourable for new auspicious work; Rahu Kaal is the best known of the three.
Is this free? +
Yes, completely free. Check your city's Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika Kaal at no cost.