Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (Wednesday) · India
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
12:19 PM – 1:52 PM
Sunrise 6:08 AM · Sunset 6:30 PM — all times local to Madurai
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 Madurai's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for other longitudes; the window above is computed from Madurai'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 | 12:19 PM – 1:52 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 7:41 AM – 9:13 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 10:46 AM – 12:19 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Aug 27 | 1:51 PM – 3:24 PM |
| Friday, Aug 28 | 10:46 AM – 12:18 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 29 | 9:13 AM – 10:45 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 30 | 4:55 PM – 6:27 PM |
| Monday, Aug 31 | 7:40 AM – 9:13 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 1 | 3:22 PM – 4:54 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 2 | 12:17 PM – 1:49 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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