Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (Wednesday) · India
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
12:26 PM – 1:59 PM
Sunrise 6:16 AM · Sunset 6:37 PM — all times local to Kochi
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 Kochi's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for other longitudes; the window above is computed from Kochi'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 | 12:26 PM – 1:59 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 7:48 AM – 9:21 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 10:54 AM – 12:26 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Aug 27 | 1:59 PM – 3:31 PM |
| Friday, Aug 28 | 10:53 AM – 12:26 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 29 | 9:20 AM – 10:53 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 30 | 5:02 PM – 6:35 PM |
| Monday, Aug 31 | 7:48 AM – 9:20 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 1 | 3:29 PM – 5:01 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 2 | 12:24 PM – 1:56 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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