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Rahu Kaal today in Mathura

When Rahu Kaal (also written Rahu Kalam or Rahu Kal) starts and ends today by your city’s sunrise and sunset, with Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal, tomorrow’s time and the next 7 days.

Wednesday, 7 October 2026

Rahu Kaal12:07–1:35 PMWednesday, 1 hr 28 min long
Yamaganda7:43–9:11 AMWednesday: part 2 of the day’s 8
Gulika Kaal10:39 AM–12:07 PMWednesday: part 4 of the day’s 8
Sunrise / sunset
6:15 AM / 5:59 PM
Day length
11 hr 44 min
Rahu Kaal is part
5 of 8
Length of Rahu Kaal
1 hr 28 min

Times in Indian Standard Time; checked against Drik Panchang, may differ by up to a minute. Full panchang for Mathura

In short

On Wednesday, 7 October 2026 Rahu Kaal in Mathura is from 12:07 PM to 1:35 PM, Yamaganda from 7:43 AM to 9:11 AM and Gulika Kaal from 10:39 AM to 12:07 PM. Tomorrow, Thursday 8 October, Rahu Kaal is from 1:35 PM to 3:02 PM.

Tomorrow in Mathura: Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal

Thursday, 8 October 2026 · sunrise 6:15 AM, sunset 5:58 PM

Rahu Kaal
1:35–3:02 PM
Yamaganda
6:15–7:43 AM
Gulika Kaal
9:11–10:39 AM

The next 7 days: Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika Kaal in Mathura

DateRahu KaalYamagandaGulika Kaal
Wed, 7 Oct12:07–1:35 PM7:43–9:11 AM10:39 AM–12:07 PM
Thu, 8 Oct1:35–3:02 PM6:15–7:43 AM9:11–10:39 AM
Fri, 9 Oct10:39 AM–12:06 PM3:02–4:29 PM7:44–9:11 AM
Sat, 10 Oct9:11–10:39 AM1:34–3:01 PM6:16–7:44 AM
Sun, 11 Oct4:28–5:55 PM12:06–1:33 PM3:00–4:28 PM
Mon, 12 Oct7:45–9:12 AM10:39 AM–12:06 PM1:33–3:00 PM
Tue, 13 Oct2:59–4:26 PM9:12–10:39 AM12:05–1:32 PM

What Rahu Kaal is and how it is counted

Rahu Kaal (Rahu Kalam) is a stretch of about an hour and a half in the day in which, by tradition, no new auspicious work is begun. It is named after Rahu, one of the nine grahas. The count is simple: the time from sunrise to sunset (the daytime) is divided into eight equal parts, and one fixed part for each weekday is Rahu Kaal.

Rahu Kaal is the second part on Monday, the third on Saturday, the fourth on Friday, the fifth on Wednesday, the sixth on Thursday, the seventh on Tuesday and the eighth (last) on Sunday; the first part after sunrise is never Rahu Kaal. Drik Panchang gives this order. Yamaganda and Gulika Kaal are likewise fixed parts for each weekday, in the table below.

For example, New Delhi on Monday, 21 June 2027. Sunrise is at 5:24 AM and sunset at 7:22 PM, a daytime of 13 hr 58 min. An eighth of that is about 104.8 minutes. On Monday Rahu Kaal is the second part, so it begins one part after sunrise: from 7:09 AM to 8:53 AM. Drik Panchang gives 7:09 to 8:53 AM that day too.

Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika Kaal by weekday

WeekdayRahu KaalYamagandaGulika Kaal
Mondaysecond part
7:30–9:00 AM		fourth part
10:30 AM–12:00 PM		sixth part
1:30–3:00 PM
Tuesdayseventh part
3:00–4:30 PM		third part
9:00–10:30 AM		fifth part
12:00–1:30 PM
Wednesdayfifth part
12:00–1:30 PM		second part
7:30–9:00 AM		fourth part
10:30 AM–12:00 PM
Thursdaysixth part
1:30–3:00 PM		first part
6:00–7:30 AM		third part
9:00–10:30 AM
Fridayfourth part
10:30 AM–12:00 PM		seventh part
3:00–4:30 PM		second part
7:30–9:00 AM
Saturdaythird part
9:00–10:30 AM		sixth part
1:30–3:00 PM		first part
6:00–7:30 AM
Sundayeighth part
4:30–6:00 PM		fifth part
12:00–1:30 PM		seventh part
3:00–4:30 PM

Part = one of the eight equal parts of the daytime, counted from sunrise. The small times are for a day with sunrise at exactly 6 AM and sunset at exactly 6 PM; the “7:30 to 9:00 on Monday” often quoted comes from this. The real time changes every day and in every city, so see your city’s time above.

Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika Kaal in tradition

By tradition no new auspicious work is begun in Rahu Kaal, such as wedding rites, an engagement, a griha pravesh or a new business. Work already begun carries on through Rahu Kaal; the rule is about beginnings only. Drik Panchang notes that Rahu Kaal is especially observed in South India. For the muhurat of a particular undertaking, it is good to ask your own purohit.

Yamaganda and Gulika Kaal are also one fixed part of the daytime for each weekday. Drik Panchang lists Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika Kaal together under “Inauspicious Timings” in its daily panchang, and this page gives today’s time for all three.

Rahu Kaal and the choghadiya both divide the daytime into eight equal parts, so Rahu Kaal always coincides with one day choghadiya; the choghadiya page marks it. Choghadiya today: Mathura

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Rahu Kaal: questions and answers

What time is Rahu Kaal today in Mathura?

On Wednesday, 7 October 2026 Rahu Kaal in Mathura is from 12:07 PM to 1:35 PM. On a Wednesday Rahu Kaal is the fifth of the eight equal parts of the daytime (sunrise to sunset); that day sunrise in Mathura is at 6:15 AM and sunset at 5:59 PM.

What time are Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika Kaal tomorrow in Mathura?

Tomorrow, Thursday, 8 October 2026, Rahu Kaal in Mathura is from 1:35 PM to 3:02 PM. That day Yamaganda is 6:15–7:43 AM and Gulika Kaal 9:11–10:39 AM. The next 7 days are in the table above.

When are Yamaganda and Gulika Kaal today in Mathura?

On Wednesday, 7 October 2026 in Mathura, Yamaganda is from 7:43 AM to 9:11 AM and Gulika Kaal from 10:39 AM to 12:07 PM. Like Rahu Kaal, each is one of the eight parts of the daytime, fixed by the weekday: on a Wednesday Yamaganda is the second part and Gulika Kaal the fourth.

How is Rahu Kaal worked out?

The time from sunrise to sunset (the daytime) is divided into eight equal parts. One part for each weekday is Rahu Kaal: the second on Monday, the third on Saturday, the fourth on Friday, the fifth on Wednesday, the sixth on Thursday, the seventh on Tuesday and the eighth on Sunday. The first part after sunrise is never Rahu Kaal. Drik Panchang gives the same rule.

Is Rahu Kaal always an hour and a half?

No. Rahu Kaal is an eighth of the daytime, so it is exactly an hour and a half only on a 12-hour day. In New Delhi on the long day of Monday, 21 June 2027 it is 7:09–8:53 AM (1 hr 44 min), and on the short day of Monday, 21 December 2026 8:27–9:44 AM (1 hr 17 min); both checked against Drik Panchang.

What is not done in Rahu Kaal?

By tradition no new auspicious work is begun in Rahu Kaal, such as wedding rites, an engagement, a griha pravesh or a new business. Work already begun carries on through Rahu Kaal; the rule is about beginnings only (Drik Panchang). For the muhurat of a particular undertaking, it is good to ask your own purohit.

Is there a Rahu Kaal at night?

Some people also divide the night (sunset to the next sunrise) into eight parts and count a night Rahu Kaal, but this is less common. Panchangs such as Drik Panchang give the daytime Rahu Kaal, since most auspicious work is begun by day, and so does this page.

Is Rahu Kaal different in each city?

Yes. The part of the day for each weekday is the same everywhere, but each city has its own sunrise and sunset, so the clock time changes. On Wednesday, 7 October 2026 Rahu Kaal is 12:07–1:35 PM in Mathura and 11:24 AM–12:53 PM in Kolkata. Even nearby cities can differ by a minute or two.

How accurate are these times?

The times come from the sunrise and sunset of Mathura (27.49° N, 77.67° E), in Indian Standard Time; sunrise is when the upper edge of the sun appears on an open horizon. Checked against Drik Panchang for New Delhi, Noida, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Amritsar and Guwahati on 24 dates covering all seven weekdays (October 2026 to June 2027), Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda and Gulika Kaal agree within a minute.

Sources

  1. Drik Panchang, Rahu Kaal (drikpanchang.com/panchang/rahu-kaal.html): the part for each weekday (Monday second, Saturday third, Friday fourth, Wednesday fifth, Thursday sixth, Tuesday seventh, Sunday eighth), that new work is not begun in it while work already begun continues, that it is especially observed in South India, and that a night Rahu Kaal is less common.
  2. Drik Panchang, daily panchang (drikpanchang.com/panchang/day-panchang.html): Rahu Kaal, Yamaganda, Gulika Kaal, sunrise and sunset for New Delhi, Noida, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Amritsar and Guwahati checked on 24 dates (all seven weekdays, October 2026 to June 2027), within a minute; it lists the three under “Inauspicious Timings”.
  3. SanatanBodh panchang calculation (sunrise and sunset from astronomy-engine); method: sanatanbodh.in/en/panchang/ganana-vidhi/

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