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Rahu Kaal Calculator

This calculator computes Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal and the auspicious Abhijit Muhurat for any of 50 cities and any date in the panchang window — every window comes from that place's true sunrise, never a fixed national table, with a live marker showing what is active right now. It opens on 30 September 2026 for Delhi; pick your own city and date below to recompute instantly.

Delhi's day, sunrise to sunset, with Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika marked — the table below gives exact times and the current status

Sunrise to sunset

Abhijit
Sunrise6:14 AMSunset6:07 PM

The live marker follows your clock while this page is open — it flags the window that is active right now.

Rahu Kaal

Avoid

12:11 PM – 1:40 PM IST

≈90 minutes ruled by Rahu — avoid beginning new work, journeys or purchases inside it.

Yamaganda

Avoid

7:44 AM – 9:13 AM IST

Yama's slot. Classical texts count starts made here as loss-prone; routine work continues.

Gulika Kaal

Avoid

10:42 AM – 12:11 PM IST

Gulika's (Saturn's son) slot, avoided for fresh beginnings — some traditions allow repeated tasks.

Abhijit Muhurat

Shubh

11:47 AM – 12:35 PM IST

The day's universally auspicious window around local noon — good for any important start.

Wednesday, 30 September 2026 in Delhi — sunrise 6:14 AM, sunset 6:07 PM. Also avoided: Durmuhurtam 11:47 AM–12:35 PM. Full day detail on the Delhi panchang. Just want today's reading? See Rahu Kaal today for all 50 cities.

Frequently asked questions

What is Rahu Kaal?

Rahu Kaal is a roughly 90-minute daily slot ruled by Rahu, the shadow planet, which classical muhurta texts mark as inauspicious for beginning anything new — signings, journeys, purchases, ceremonies. It is one-eighth of the daylight hours, and which eighth depends on the weekday, so it never falls at the same clock time two days in a row.

Is Rahu Kaal the same time every day?

No. Each weekday owns a different eighth of the day (Monday's is the 2nd, Saturday's the 3rd, and so on), and the day itself is measured from local sunrise to sunset — so the clock time shifts with both the weekday and the season. Bela computes it from your city's actual sunrise, not a fixed table.

What should I avoid during Rahu Kaal?

New beginnings: signing contracts, starting a journey, registering property, first entry into a home, launching a product. Work already in progress simply continues. If a start cannot be moved, the day's Abhijit Muhurat or an Amrit/Shubha choghadiya is the classical counterweight — Bela's choghadiya tool shows them all.

Why does Rahu Kaal differ between cities?

Because it is anchored to sunrise and sunset, which move with longitude and latitude. Mumbai's Rahu Kaal starts several minutes after Delhi's; Dubai's and New York's differ by hours. The tool computes each of the 50 cities from its own coordinates — never a national average.

How does the Bela app improve on this tool?

The app watches the windows for you: it pings you before Abhijit Muhurat and the good choghadiyas open, warns you before Rahu Kaal starts, and screens every window against your own birth star (Tara Bala) — so you never check a table again.