Rahu Kaal today — timings
Rahu Kaal, Yama Gandam, Gulika
About ninety minutes a day that tradition says to keep free of new beginnings.
Working out today's times…
Rahu Kaal today in New Delhi
Rahu Kaal, Yamagandam and Gulika
- Rahu Kaal
- 8:05 AM – 9:25 AMAvoid starting anything new
- Yamagandam
- 10:45 AM – 12:05 PMAvoid
- Gulika Kaal
- 1:25 PM – 2:45 PMAvoid
The five limbs
- Tithi
- Shukla Saptami until 4:20 AM, TueLunar day — How far the Moon has pulled ahead of the Sun. Every 12° makes a new lunar day, so a month has thirty and one can begin at any hour. The day is named for the one in force at sunrise.
- Nakshatra
- Shravana until 2:16 AM, TueMoon's star — Which of the 27 star-groups the Moon is passing through. It moves on about once a day; the one it was in when you were born is your birth star.
- Yoga
- Ganda until 7:15 AMSun and Moon together — The Sun's and the Moon's positions added together, counted in 27 steps. Each step has a name, and a few are ones people avoid for new starts.
- Karana
- Gara until 3:14 PM, then VanijaHalf a lunar day — Each lunar day has two halves, each with a name of its own. Vishti, also called Bhadra, is the one people step around for new starts.
- Weekday (Vara)
- Somavara (Monday)Weekday — The weekday, named for the planet that rules its first hour. In the panchang it changes at sunrise, not at midnight.
- Lunar month
- Kartika (Amanta)
- Samvatsara
- Parabhava
- Moon sign
- Makara (Capricorn) until 3:30 PM, Tue
Sun and Moon
- Sunrise
- 6:45 AM
- Sunset
- 5:25 PM
- Moonrise
- 12:20 PM
- Moonset
- 11:10 PM
Festivals today
No major festival falls today in New Delhi.
Worked out for New Delhi (28.61°N, 77.21°E) from a planetary ephemeris with the Lahiri ayanamsa. Times change with your location — the panel above is for the place you set.
Questions people ask
What time is Rahu Kaal today — aaj Rahu Kaal kitne baje se hai?
It depends on two things: the weekday, which picks one of the eight equal parts of daylight, and your own sunrise and sunset, which set how long those parts are. The times at the top of this page are for the place you have chosen; New Delhi's for today are written out below them.
Why does Rahu Kaal change from city to city?
Because it is counted from local sunrise. A city further east sees the Sun rise earlier, so its Rahu Kaal starts earlier too — by minutes across a state, and by hours abroad.
A printed calendar's table is right only for the city it was computed for.
What are Yamagandam and Gulika Kaal?
Two more eighths of daylight, also chosen by the weekday. Yamagandam is avoided like Rahu Kaal; Gulika Kaal is avoided for most beginnings, though some families use it for things they wish to repeat. In Tamil they are Emagandam and Kuligai.
Is Rahu Kaal a bad time for everything?
No. It is for starting something new — a journey, a purchase, a ceremony. Work already under way, daily prayers and routine tasks go on as usual.