Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (Wednesday) · Australia
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
11:57 AM – 1:21 PM
Sunrise 6:21 AM · Sunset 5:32 PM — all times local to Sydney
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 Sydney's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for Australia residents; the window above is computed from Sydney'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 | 11:57 AM – 1:21 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 7:45 AM – 9:09 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 10:33 AM – 11:57 AM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Aug 27 | 1:21 PM – 2:45 PM |
| Friday, Aug 28 | 10:32 AM – 11:56 AM |
| Saturday, Aug 29 | 9:07 AM – 10:31 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 30 | 4:10 PM – 5:35 PM |
| Monday, Aug 31 | 7:40 AM – 9:05 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 1 | 2:46 PM – 4:11 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 2 | 11:55 AM – 1:20 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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