Inauspicious Window
Rahu Kaal Today
Today · Wednesday · New Delhi
12:26 PM – 2:10 PM
Avoid starting new ventures in this window. Ongoing work continues normally.
Rahu Kaal this week
| Day | Rahu Kaal |
|---|---|
| Sunday | 5:39 PM – 7:23 PM |
| Monday | 7:13 AM – 8:57 AM |
| Tuesday | 3:54 PM – 5:38 PM |
| Wednesday · today | 12:26 PM – 2:10 PM |
| Thursday | 2:10 PM – 3:54 PM |
| Friday | 10:42 AM – 12:26 PM |
| Saturday | 8:59 AM – 10:42 AM |
Using Rahu Kaal well
Rahu Kaal asks one thing: do not begin important matters inside it. Everything else continues. For choosing a positive window instead, check today's Choghadiya for an Amrit, Shubh, or Labh slot, or use Abhijit Muhurat around noon shown on the daily panchang, which also lists the two related windows, Yamaganda and Gulikai. The times shift with sunrise, so they drift a few minutes through the seasons and between cities.
Rahu Kaal FAQs
- What is Rahu Kaal?
- Rahu Kaal (Rahu Kalam) is a daily window of about 90 minutes ruled by the shadow planet Rahu, considered inauspicious for beginning new activities: launches, journeys, purchases, agreements, and ceremonies. It occupies one eighth of the daylight hours, at a different position each weekday.
- What should be avoided during Rahu Kaal?
- Only beginnings: starting a journey, signing a deal, opening a business, or performing a ceremony. Work already in progress continues normally, and routine daily activities are unaffected. Some traditions even consider Rahu Kaal favourable for worship of Rahu itself and of Goddess Durga.
- Why is Rahu Kaal at a different time each day?
- The daylight between sunrise and sunset is divided into eight parts, and Rahu rules a different part depending on the weekday: the 8th on Sunday, 2nd on Monday, 7th on Tuesday, 5th on Wednesday, 6th on Thursday, 4th on Friday, and 3rd on Saturday.
- Is Rahu Kaal the same in every city?
- No. Because it is tied to sunrise and sunset, the exact clock time shifts between cities: Mumbai runs about half an hour behind Delhi, for example. The times on this page are computed for New Delhi; the weekday pattern is universal.
- Is night Rahu Kaal observed?
- Classically, Rahu Kaal is a daylight concept and most practitioners only observe the daytime window. Some regional traditions compute a night equivalent, but it is rarely used for muhurta decisions.