Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (Wednesday) · India
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
11:24 AM – 1:00 PM
Sunrise 5:00 AM · Sunset 5:47 PM — all times local to Shillong
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 Shillong's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for other longitudes; the window above is computed from Shillong'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 | 11:24 AM – 1:00 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 6:36 AM – 8:12 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 9:48 AM – 11:24 AM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Aug 27 | 12:59 PM – 2:35 PM |
| Friday, Aug 28 | 9:47 AM – 11:23 AM |
| Saturday, Aug 29 | 8:12 AM – 9:47 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 30 | 4:08 PM – 5:43 PM |
| Monday, Aug 31 | 6:37 AM – 8:12 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 1 | 2:32 PM – 4:07 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 2 | 11:22 AM – 12:56 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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