Wednesday, August 26, 2026 (Wednesday) · Netherlands
Rahu Kaal (avoid new beginnings)
1:44 PM – 3:28 PM
Sunrise 6:44 AM · Sunset 8:43 PM — all times local to The Hague
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 The Hague's Rahu Kaal differs from Delhi's. Times published for IST are wrong for Netherlands residents; the window above is computed from The Hague'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 | 1:44 PM – 3:28 PM |
| Yamaganda Kaal | 8:29 AM – 10:14 AM |
| Gulika Kaal | 11:59 AM – 1:44 PM |
Gulika Kaal is generally treated as the least severe of the three, and Rahu Kaal the one most commonly observed.
| Thursday, Aug 27 | 3:28 PM – 5:12 PM |
| Friday, Aug 28 | 11:59 AM – 1:43 PM |
| Saturday, Aug 29 | 10:16 AM – 11:59 AM |
| Sunday, Aug 30 | 6:51 PM – 8:34 PM |
| Monday, Aug 31 | 8:35 AM – 10:17 AM |
| Tuesday, Sep 1 | 5:06 PM – 6:48 PM |
| Wednesday, Sep 2 | 1:41 PM – 3:23 PM |
Times shift through the week as sunrise and sunset move, and the window jumps position with the weekday.
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