Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (Wednesday) · UK
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
1:05 PM – 2:51 PM
Sunrise 6:04 AM · Sunset 8:07 PM — all times local to Nottingham
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 Nottingham's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for UK residents; the window above is computed from Nottingham'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 | 1:05 PM – 2:51 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 7:49 AM – 9:35 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 11:20 AM – 1:05 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Aug 27 | 2:50 PM – 4:35 PM |
| Friday, Aug 28 | 11:20 AM – 1:05 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 29 | 9:37 AM – 11:21 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 30 | 6:14 PM – 7:58 PM |
| Monday, Aug 31 | 7:55 AM – 9:38 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 1 | 4:28 PM – 6:11 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 2 | 1:03 PM – 2:45 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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