Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (Wednesday) · USA
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
12:52 PM – 2:32 PM
Sunrise 6:10 AM · Sunset 7:33 PM — all times local to Hartford
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 Hartford's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for USA residents; the window above is computed from Hartford'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 | 12:52 PM – 2:32 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 7:50 AM – 9:31 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 11:11 AM – 12:52 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Aug 27 | 2:31 PM – 4:11 PM |
| Friday, Aug 28 | 11:11 AM – 12:51 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 29 | 9:32 AM – 11:11 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 30 | 5:48 PM – 7:27 PM |
| Monday, Aug 31 | 7:54 AM – 9:33 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 1 | 4:07 PM – 5:45 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 2 | 12:49 PM – 2:28 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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