Rahu Kaal is one slice of the day between sunrise and sunset. The day is divided into eight equal parts, and this slice is about an hour and a half. New work is usually kept out of it. Work that has already started can continue.

The first part after sunrise is not Rahu Kaal. The weekday chooses the slice: Monday the 2nd, Saturday the 3rd, Friday the 4th, Wednesday the 5th, Thursday the 6th, Tuesday the 7th, and Sunday the 8th.

The clock on this page is local time for this city, counted from today's sunrise. Dubai and Delhi do not share a sunrise, and tomorrow's sunrise will move again, so the same weekday does not keep the same clock.

Vivah, an engagement, griha pravesh, and the start of a purchase or a new trade are the beginnings usually left for another hour. In some places, a puja meant for Rahu itself is kept inside this window.

In some places, people also count a night Rahu Kaal, from sunset to the next sunrise. The time shown here is the daytime period.