Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (Wednesday) · Portugal
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
1:38 PM – 3:17 PM
Sunrise 7:00 AM · Sunset 8:15 PM — all times local to Lisbon
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 Lisbon's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for Portugal residents; the window above is computed from Lisbon'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 | 1:38 PM – 3:17 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 8:39 AM – 10:19 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 11:58 AM – 1:38 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Aug 27 | 3:16 PM – 4:56 PM |
| Friday, Aug 28 | 11:58 AM – 1:37 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 29 | 10:20 AM – 11:58 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 30 | 6:31 PM – 8:09 PM |
| Monday, Aug 31 | 8:42 AM – 10:20 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 1 | 4:51 PM – 6:29 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 2 | 1:35 PM – 3:13 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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